Researchand scientific infrastructure
At Naturalis, over 120 researchers are working on scientific issues in the field of biodiversity on land and at sea worldwide: mapping species and their cohesion, and their changing living environment. Our data specialists work on automatic species identification, and on weaving all biodiversity data together.
Katja Peijnenburg
Group leader, senior researcher / Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam
Newsfrom Naturalis
“Living Sand” Organisms have a Stable Partner and a Flexible Crew, Scientists Find
Foraminifera - small but incredibly important marine organisms - spend their lives together with two types of roommate: algae and bacteria. They are very picky when it comes to the algae, but open minded when it comes to the bacteria. Understanding this…
Digging for dinosaurs Naturalis on expedition in Wyoming
Each summer, a team from Naturalis Biodiversity Center travels to the United States to dig for dinosaur fossils, and this year is no different. Right now, a team of paleontologists and preparators of Naturalis’ dinosaur lab is excavating a fossil site in…
The Day of Promotion: Elsa B. Girard
Tiny organisms called foraminifera can be incredibly useful for protecting coral reefs. Promovenda Elsa B. Girard developed a method to study them more efficiently. “This way, you can act before the corals are impacted.”
Educationfor students
The research groups at Naturalis offer bachelor- and master courses at Dutch and international universities. We also offer many projects for Bachelor and Master internships. For PhD students, we have a lauded PhD-programme in place.
Education: bachelor- and master courses
Infrastructures, networks& publications
In the light of the current biodiversity crisis, having all biodiversity and taxonomical data connected and available is more important than ever. Naturalis is leading the way in endeavors to make this happen, both on a national and a worldwide scale.
