Newsfrom Naturalis
Jorinde Nuytinck appointed guest professor
The day of the PhD defence: Richa Kusuma Wati
Frederic Lens gets NWO grant for research into island evolution
Expandingfrontiers 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.
Researchand scientific infrastructure
At Naturalis, over 120 researchers (40 FTE permanent academic staff, among them 10 professors, 1 lector and dozens of PhD students and postdocs) are working on scientific issues in the field of biodiversity on land and at sea worldwide: mapping species and their cohesion, the changing living environment and the influence of climate change. Our natural history collection, the labs and data specialists offer valuable scientific resources and infrastructure.
Naturalis conducts researchworldwide
Homo erectus fossils in Trinil
Read moreImpact of urbanisation on coral reef ecosystems
Read moreEcology Indo-Pacific reefs
Read moreFlora of the Netherlands
Read moreLong distance dispersal across the Amazonian atmosphere
Read moreNorth Sea: Landscape evolution and biodiversity change
Read moreReconstructing climate in the Turkana Basin
Read moreFlora of the Guianas
Read moreEvolution of endemism
Read moreMarine lakes
Read moreCoastal origins?
Read moreCaribbean geology and paleontology
Read moreDeep sea barcoding of the Dutch Caribean
Read moreBhutan biodiversity project
Read moreWeda, a new genus of Euphorbiaceae
Read moreServiceswe offer
Naturalis laboratories
Expert Center Fast, reliable answers to questions about biodiversity
Online accessto 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.
Bachelorand Master
The research groups at Naturalis offer bachelor- and master courses at Dutch universities and applied universities. We also offer many projects for Bachelor and Master internships.
Education: bachelor- and mastercourses
Research: bachelor- and master projects
