NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, is the national oceanographic institute and the Netherlands’ centre of expertise for ocean, sea and coast. We advance fundamental understanding of marine systems, the way they change, the role they play in climate and biodiversity, and how they may provide sustainable solutions to society in the future.
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Veni grant for Bastiaan von Meijenfeldt to study ancient cellular membrane mystery
With the grant of 320,000 euros, he aims to enlighten the evolution and origin of two membrane types in all living cells that have distinct main lipid components.
Tremendous amount of plastic floats as nanoparticles in the ocean
The total amount of plastic floating in the North Atlantic Ocean as particles of less than 1 micrometer each is estimated at 27 million tons. This is shown by a comprehensive study by NIOZ and Utrecht University. The results were published in Nature.
1% of offshore wind investments could restore millions of hectares of marine life
A contribution of 1 per cent of all global investments in offshore wind projects by 2050 is sufficient for large-scale restoration of marine nature. That was revealed by an international study led by De Rijke Noordzee and NIOZ and published in Bioscience.
Scientific Departments
Our science is conducted in four scientific departments;. Three of them are area oriented: estuaries and delta areas, coastal seas and open oceans. Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry conducts science in all three area types.
