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Tuesday 09 December 2025
Small creatures, big impact: NIOZ and Radboudumc explore the interaction between foraminifera and climate
A geoscientist and an electron microscopist are joining forces to study the smallest marine animals that play a major role in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. Science funding organisation NWO is awarding an M2 grant worth € 800,000 to Lennart de Nooijer…
Tuesday 09 December 2025
Almost finished: the new treasure trove of NIOZ science
Soon, soil and water samples, deep-frozen marine organisms and crates full of instruments needed for voyages will no longer be scattered all over the NIOZ on Texel. From February, a new hall will offer 680 square metres of well-organised storage…
Wednesday 03 December 2025
Complex life developed earlier than previously thought, Nature study reveals
Complex life began to develop almost a billion years earlier, and over a longer span of time, than previously believed. This is shown by research conducted by, among others, NIOZ researcher Anja Spang. The study challenges several long-standing…
Wednesday 26 November 2025
This is how the Netherlands can move forward for decades with its new research vessel
Ocean scientist Gert-Jan Reichart has been working on it for ten years, and on 12 March 2026, the time will have come. That day the largest Dutch research vessel ever will be christened. With RV Anna Weber-van Bosse, marine researchers will be able…
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Allocating sailing time on a research vessel – a meticulous puzzle
The National Sailing Time Committee exists to maximize the use of the Dutch research fleet and facilitate and enable the most scientific research possible. Chair Francesca Sangiorgi (UU) and ‘puzzler’ Zeynep Erdem (NMF, NIOZ) explain what their work…
Wednesday 26 November 2025
AUV acceptance tests in Iceland
The new AUV (underwater drone) for the Netherlands marine research community successfully passed her Factory and Harbour Acceptance Trials at Teledyne Marine in Reykjavik early November 2025. A major milestone for the new NIOZ Robotics Centre.
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Successfull sea trials of RV Anna Weber-van Bosse
The first sea trials of RV Anna Weber-van Bosse took place on 21 and 22 November 2025. And she sailed! During these trails the propulsion installation and all thrusters were adjusted. And also a lot of other small items have been tested and adjusted…
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Biobased concrete substitute can give coastal restoration a natural boost
An innovative alternative to concrete could enable important coastal restoration work to take place. The material Xiriton, made with local grass species and seawater, captures CO2 instead of emitting it, as conventional concrete does. NIOZ…
Friday 14 November 2025
Nature can help protect against sea level rise
The Netherlands can make good use of the natural dynamics in coastal areas to protect against sea level rise. That is the conclusion of the exploratory study ‘Meegroeien’ (Growing with the sea), which was presented at the Delta Conference on 13…
Tuesday 04 November 2025
NWO grant to measure neutrinos and whale sounds
Networks of underwater microphones and light sensors in the Mediterranean Sea, which particle researchers are using to detect mysterious neutrinos, also pick up whale sounds. And the bioluminescence of their prey: deep-sea fish and squid. NIOZ…
