NWO-NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is the national oceanographic institute and principally performs and promotes academically excellent multidisciplinary fundamental and frontier applied marine research addressing important scientific and societal questions pertinent to the functioning of oceans and seas. NIOZ serves as national marine research facilitator (NMF) for The Netherlands scientific community.
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Large scale scientific infrastructure granted: a crucial contribution to investing in new, innovative equipment for national marine research
The PC-GWI award, announced today by NWO, will make this much-needed innovative and advanced research equipment available to Dutch researchers and students.
Four NWO grants boost NIOZ North Sea and fishery research
Two funded research projects examine the effects of future offshore wind farms on marine life, sediment, and sand waves in the North Sea. Two granted research projects are aimed at innovation within the fishing sector to make fisheries more sustainable
As of Tuesday 17 March 2020 all NIOZ locations are closed due to Coronavirus
All employees will work from their homes and can be reached by email and telephone | Vanwege het Coronavirus zijn de NIOZ-gebouwen en schepen gesloten vanaf 17 maart 2020. Alle medewerkers werken vanuit huis en zijn bereikbaar via email en telefoon.
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.
Centres of Expertise
NIOZ performs maritime research in seas and oceans around the world. To create more visibility for our research, NIOZ has centres of interdisciplinary expertise around topics of societal and industrial interest. Each centre offers access for managers, scientists and other stakeholders to the various expertise on specific research area.
