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  1. Wageningen Campus Student Expedition - visit to NIOO

    Event
    Expect a short tour to NIOO’s highlights! From the green(blue) roof to the golden toilet of the building, and from the research on bluegreen algae to animal personality or the living soil.
    Het gebouw van het NIOO-KNAW

  2. Suzanne McGowan appointed Professor of Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics

    News
    Meet the new Special Professor of Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics: Suzanne McGowan. As of 2024 she is appointed at Utrecht University. Her chair offers a unique combination between the university's faculties of Science and Geosciences. McGowan integrates this with her main affiliation as the Head of Aquatic Ecology at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). As a professor, she aims to uncover how water ecosystems have been functioning, and how the major changes on our planet affect this.
    Suzanne McGowan

  3. NIOO Theme Sustainable use of land and water

    Healthy surface water and soils are essential for life on earth. They provide a range of life-supporting functions, including carbon storage, oxygen generation, and nutrient cycling. At NIOO, we combine research on the ecosystem services provided to society with research on how these ecosystem services are impacted by society.
    Studying the ecology of crops

  4. In pictures

    The sustainable NIOO-KNAW building in pictures.
    Gebouw NIOO-KNAW met paarse bloemen

  5. Plants provide power

    Need a place to recharge your phone? Our roof features 25 m2 of energy-producing green!
    Planten op het groene dak van NIOO-KNAW

  6. Green roof 2.0

    Imagine an oasis of green high above the bustle of urban life… at NIOO, nature's going through the roof!
    Het groene dak van NIOO-KNAW

  7. Letting in the light

    How can we make sure there's enough daylight to work comfortably but not too much sun?
    Buitenkant van het NIOO-KNAW gebouw

  8. Floor = hot = cold

    With hot and cold water led through pipes in the concrete floors, we keep the temperature nice and constant.
    Koeltorens

  9. Highlights

    A few highlights of the NIOO-KNAW building.
    Buitenkant van het NIOO-KNAW gebouw

  10. A living, breathing building

    As sustainable as possible, in as many respects as possible: that was the imperative when the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) commissioned a new building. And we have done it!
    Gebouw NIOO-KNAW met paarse bloemen