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Our knowledge contributes to biodiversity preservation

National
research institute

Naturalis is the Dutch national research institute for biodiversity. With one of the largest natural history collections in the world, our labs and our biodiversity data, we offer a unique scientific infrastructure: a veritable time machine that enables scientists to map the biological and geological diversity of the past, present and future. Scientific biodiversity research is fundamental to the protection of the natural riches of our Earth.

Naturalis helps talented biodiversity researchers get their scientific careers off to a flying start. Our PhD students and postdocs have access to unique tools in our collection and research facilities, and our close collaboration with academic institutions ensures that they will have good career prospects in the long term. Interested?

Please contact our Research Coordination Office

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Our
scientists

Over 120 scientists work at Naturalis. They collaborate in research groups:

Biodiversity discovery
Biodiversity dynamics
Endless forms
Marine biodiversity
Pollinator ecology
Taxonomy & systematics
Understanding evolution
Laboratoria

Expanding
frontiers of knowledge

Continually expanding the frontiers of knowledge is vital, including by documenting plant and animal species and the relationships between them over millions of years of evolution. Over 120 scientists at Naturalis are constantly working towards this aim. We develop new technologies that allow researchers to identify and monitor species much faster. In doing so, we make a major contribution to the fundamental knowledge that is crucial to preserving biodiversity.

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Planten en schimmels

News
from Naturalis

Het Amazonewoud

Symbiosis as the basis of the forest

Nature publication predicts 10% decrease of biomass in forests if CO2 emissions continue unabated In and around the tangled roots of the forest floor, fungi and bacteria grow with trees, exchanging nutrients for carbon in a vast, global marketplace.…
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Bachelor
and Master

Academic education

We offer Bachelor and Master courses at Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences. 

Courses
bachelor
master

Student projects
bachelor
master

Academisch onderwijs
Nederlandse paddestoelen

Services
we offer

Laboratories

Naturalis laboratories

The Naturalis laboratories offer a wide range of opportunities to perform biological or geological scientific analyses. A group of 8 research technicians with specialist knowledge annually support 80 students, 60 internal research projects, 10PhDs, 40…
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Nederlands Edelsteen Laboratorium

Iedereen met vragen over de aard van edelstenen (echt, synthetisch, imitatie), hun herkomst en eventuele behandeling, kan terecht bij het Nederlands Edelsteen Laboratorium. Ook testen wij hier diamanten op hun kwaliteit en verzorgen we internationaal…
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Online access
to our collection and collection data

Catalogue of Life 
One worldwide name list of all animals, plants and fungi that have been described by scientists.
Linnaeus
Are you  a species specialist working to make taxonomic knowledge and type information available online? Please consider the software-as-a-service package Linnaeus.
BioPortal 
As a researcher or collection manager, you can quickly browse the Naturalis digital collection.
Netherlands Biodiversity API/Data Services
For software developers or bio-computer scientists, we built an API to provide access the digital collection information from Naturalis.

Bio Portal