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NWO Veni Grant for Peter Karssemeijer (WUR)
Congratulations to Peter Karssemeijer (Biosystematics, WUR) on receiving the prestigious Veni grant. The Veni is a personal scientific grant aimed at researchers who have recently obtained their PhD. The grant instrument allows recipients to conduct [...]

NWO Large-scale Research Infrastructure grant for NPEC
This allocation by NWO will enable existing Large-scale Research Infrastructures (LSRI) to be modernised, strengthened or better interconnected to achieve (beyond) state-of-the-art standards. This will extend the operational lifetime of the research infrastructure and ensure [...]

Open Competition Domain Science -XS grants for 5 EPS members
Congratulations to P. Ding (Leiden University), S.W. van der Horst (Wageningen University & Research), A.H. Sheikh (Utrecht University), Dr M.A. Silva Artur (Wageningen University & Research) and K. Spaninks (Leiden University) for receiving the XS [...]

NWO Open competition Domain Science-M for Koen Verhoeven (NIOO-KNAW) and Jason Gardiner (UU)
Congratulations to Koen Verhoeven and Jason Gardiner for receiving the NWO Open Competition M grant. M-grants are intended for realising non-programmed, curiosity-driven scientific research with impact. How important is epigenetics for heritable traits in [...]

Borlaug prize from World Food Prize for EPS PhD student Pamela Afokpe (BIS-WUR)
Pamela Afokpe, Sandwich EPS PhD student of the Biosystematics group, receives the Borlaug prize from World Food Prize. The $10,000 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, is endowed by The Rockefeller Foundation. It [...]
EPS events
EPS Postdoc Company Visit “Rijk Zwaan” – Oct 2026
September 10 @ 13:00 - 17:00
WUR Postdoc Day: Connect, Share & Succeed
September 22 @ 09:30 - 17:00
Defenses
In a World of fluctuating light; Lessons on Improving Photosynthesis
September 16 @ 13:00 - 14:30
The cryptic inheritance of genetic resistance of potato against common scab
September 17 @ 15:30 - 17:00
The Trifecta of Disease; Ecology, evolution and adaptation of plant-pathogen interactions in a changing climate
September 23 @ 15:30 - 17:00
Vacancies
Postdoctoral Scholar in AI and Foundation Models for Plant Genomics, UC Davis Genome Center, USA
Anja Mosselman2026-09-03T10:12:32+02:003 September, 2026|
Two PhD positions in RNA transport and extracellular vesicle biology, Feldbrügge Lab, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
Anja Mosselman2026-09-02T09:13:44+02:002 September, 2026|
Research assistant, Molekulare Stressphysiologie der Pflanzen, Albrecht von Haller Institut, University of Göttingen, Germany
Anja Mosselman2026-08-24T14:20:41+02:0024 August, 2026|















