On 1 December 2023 Cristian Peña-Ponton will defend his PhD thesis, titled 'Environmentally induced DNA methylation variation: A high-resolution study forunravelling the methylome pasticity and functionality in the Lombardy poplar'.

Every year around World Animal Day, we go on safari in our own gardens looking for the important but often overlooked soil animals. This year marks the 10th edition of the Soil Animal Days.

Interested in learning more about code standardisation and code peer review? Join our interactive OSC-W lunch seminar Bring your lunch and laptop!

When light pollution causes the night to disappear, a fundamental clock for life on earth is thrown out of balance. Animals and plants are threatened by artificial light. Many organisms have found their evolutionary niche in the dark of night and must now adapt to bright nights. Some succeed, but for many the brightness becomes a death trap – and causes species to die. Dedicated researchers now shed a new light on the effects of this nocturnal light on nature. Will science find solutions to the problem?

The Centre for Soil Ecology (CSE) was established in 2010 by NIOO-KNAW and WUR to bring together soil ecologists in Wageningen. However, as soil ecology is happening all across the Netherlands, there is need to transform the CSE into a National Centre for Soil Ecology (NCSE) to connect soil ecologists across the Netherlands.

On 15 November, Qing Zhan will defend his PhD thesis titled 'Towards climate-robust aquatic ecosystem restoration: lessons learned from controlled experiments and modeling'.