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Inaugural lecture Suzanne McGowan
In February Suzanne McGowan will give her inaugural lecture. She was appointed professor of Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics at Utrecht University. Her lecture is followed by a symposium the next day.
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Two new research projects to improve water management
Lakes play a major role in providing ecosystem services. But the ecological status and water quality of these lakes is often still not good enough, and is further threatened by the effects of climate change. Two new projects at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) will look for solutions to this problem.
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Freshwater systems: a neglected piece of the carbon storage puzzle
Inland waters can help us mitigate climate change by storing carbon in the sediments. However, for a long time, they were ignored as a player in carbon sequestration ―the process of removing CO2 from the atmosphere, transforming it, and storing it underground. Carbon sequestration happens in ecosystems all around the world. Forests and oceans are most well-known for sequestering carbon, but freshwater ecosystems are also good at it. To put this in perspective: inland waters might sequester up to 20% of the amount of carbon sequestered by the oceans, even though they cover <5.6% of the oceans’ area.
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Symposium: Water level dynamics as a guiding factor for management
On Friday 8 November, the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), National Park Nieuw Land and OBN Natuurkennis organise a symposium around water level dynamics in the management of nature reserves, with presentations by researchers and practical examples. -
NIOO researchers at the Night of Science & Society
Lisette de Senerpont Domis treedt tijdens deze editie van de Avond van Wetenschap & Maatschappij op als tafelwetenschapper rond het thema ecologische waterkwaliteit. Samen met Sven Teurlincx gaat zij met bezoekers in gesprek over dit onderwerp. -
Inaugural lecture by Lisette de Senerpont Domis
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.
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National Growth Fund finances Dutch Holomicrobiome Institute
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.
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Suzanne McGowan appointed Professor of Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics
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.
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Exposition 'Augmented Ecofeminisms: Climate, Water and Women'
This month at NIOO: the art exhibition 'Augmented Ecofeminisms: Climate, Water, and Women'. This exhibition illustrates how the problems associated with climate change differentially affect women in many parts of the world.
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Book presentation on Water farming
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.