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The Netherlands can remain a leading player in earth science research

Climate and water, natural disasters, energy, and shortages (of minerals, space and biological resources): these are the themes that will require a comprehensive approach from Dutch earth scientists in the coming period.

Weightless scientists research ‘mini raincoat’ of sand grains

Why does soil sometimes absorb water, while repelling it at other times? Two researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) hope to find the answer, not by conducting fieldwork in the desert or the dunes, but in microgravity conditions aboard an aircraft.

Virtual bird’s eye view of the world

Universiteit van Amsterdam Bird Tracking System (UvA-BiTS) launched their website. The website provides people a virtual bird’s eye view of the world.

Focus on research: Earth scientist Harry Seijmonsbergen

Earth scientist Harry Seijmonsbergen of the Computational Geo-Ecology research group has a genuine love of landscapes. Both his research and lectures successfully combine classic fieldwork with the latest computer technologies, such as GIS and Remote Sensing.

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Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)

The mission of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics is to unravel how ecosystems function in their full complexity, and how they change due to natural processes and human interference.

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