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  1. Inaugural lecture by Lisette de Senerpont Domis

    Event
    The Rector Magnificus of the University of Twente would like to announce that Prof.dr. Lisette de Senerpont Domis appointed by the Executive Board of the University of Twente as Professor of Pervasive Systems at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS), and the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), will be giving an inaugural lecture in the Prof. ir. M.P. Breedveld Room, Waaier Building, at 16.00 hrs. on to mark the occasion of her appointment.
    Dr. Lisette de Senerpont Domis

  2. National Growth Fund finances Dutch Holomicrobiome Institute

    News
    The government of the Netherlands has allocated €200 million from the country’s National Growth Fund for a public-private consortium that will conduct research into 'microbiomes' and economically interesting applications thereof. In the consortium, NIOO is partnering with ten Dutch universities, five university-medical centres, four universities of applied sciences, many other knowledge organisations and together with dozens of small and large companies and societal organisations.
    Holomicrobioom

  3. From Pioneer to Soil Prophet: 40 years belowground - Farewell symposium Wietse de Boer

    Event
    On Thursday April 4 we'll have the Farewell Symposium and reception for our long-time colleague Prof. Dr Wietse de Boer (Department of Microbial Ecology at NIOO and Wageningen University).
    Farewell symposium Wietse de Boer

  4. Dealing with bluegreen algae

    Worldwide, excessive nutrient loads in lakes and reservoirs have led to the rapid increase of harmful cyanobacteria. Blooms of these algae block the use of surface water for drinking, irrigation and recreation. Climate change is expected to further increase the frequency, duration, and magnitude of cyanobacterial blooms. Aquatic ecologists from NIOO are busy gaining more detailed insights into cyanobacterial blooms across scales, in future climates and in respect to toxicity.
    Blauwalgenbloei

  5. Climate change impacts on harmful algal blooms

    Project 2022–Present
    Harmful cyanobacterial blooms produce toxins that are a major threat to water quality and human health. Blooms increase with eutrophication and are expected to be amplified by climate change. Yet, we lack a mechanistic understanding on the toxicity of blooms, and their response to the complex interplay of multiple global change factors. Bloom toxicity is determined by a combination of mechanisms acting at different ecological scales, ranging from cyanobacterial biomass accumulation in the ecosystem, to the dominance of toxic species in the community, contribution of toxic genotypes in the population, and the amounts of toxins in cells.
    Cyanobacterial bloom

  6. Book presentation on Water farming

    Event
    On Friday afternoon 29 September, a new book about Water farming will be presented at NIOO. NIOO scientists Ellen Weerman and Ellen van Donk are two of the editors, and you are very welcome to join. The presentation will be in Dutch.
    Cahier Waterlandbouw

  7. Great tits don't inherit ability to think on their feet

    News
    How important is cognitive flexibility for the ability of great tits to adapt to climate change? Krista van den Heuvel did her PhD research at NIOO on this question.
    Krista van den Heuvel bij nestkast

  8. Follow-up funding for microbial fight against parasitic weed in Africa

    News
    Can micro-organisms in the soil help the fight against parasitic weeds in Africa? That question launched Promise six years ago. After promising initial results, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has now awarded follow-up funding to the project.
    Striga

  9. Developing digital twins to help understand ecosystems

    News
    LTER-LIFE aims to study and predict how global change affects ecosystems. It is one of nine projects that have just won funding for setting up and improving large-scale research infrastructure.
    Veluwezoom

  10. Soil biodiversity analysis for sustainable production systems (SoilProS)

    Project 2022–Present
    SoilProS will interpret big data on soil biodiversity, soil chemical and physical characteristics with respect to current and desired soil functions, and how to use this information in order to help farmers predicting which crop varieties, seed mixtures, (organic) fertilizers, soil inocula, and organic substrates enhance the environmental sustainability of their activities.
    microscopic soil organisms