Educational activities for students

Teach and

inspire

Higher education plays an important role in Naturalis' mission: to describe, understand and explain biodiversity for human well-being and the survival of nature. The education that Naturalis offers opens the eyes of students to biodiversity, evolution and geology, and teaches them about science and research in general. In this way we inspire new generations and train new researchers, project leaders, and experts. All research groups actively participate in education. Our researchers coordinate and contribute to courses and also supervise research projects for bachelor and master students. They provide research-based education of high quality and with a unique profile, based on the inextricable link between our taxonomic expertise, collections and research programs.

Internships

Naturalis offers various internships for students. Our research groups provide opportunities to participate in research, where students at both bachelor's and master's level can help us at answering important research questions. Some of these projects are part of a larger project, while others stand on their own. In addition, we provide internships on science communication and marketing.

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Academic Courses
Bsc. and Msc.

Naturalis researchers provide courses at Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences. For example, they coordinate academic courses on biodiversity and geological diversity. They also provide guest lectures, practical’s, and excursions, in particular within biology and earth science programs.

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International
courses

Naturalis is involved in several international orientated courses aimed at students and professionals.

PhD
at Naturalis

We currently have over 50 young scientific researchers working at Naturalis conducting their PhD and postdoctoral work. When people finish their PhD at Naturalis, we want them to leave as ambassadors of our institute and feel proud of having completed their studies at Naturalis.

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