
Naturalis biedt verschillende stages aan. Zo zijn er voor studenten op zowel bachelor- als masterniveau mogelijkheden om stage te lopen bij één van onze onderzoeksgroepen. Tijdens zo'n onderzoeksstage focus je je op één onderzoeksproject, en help je een onderzoeker met het beantwoorden van één of meerdere onderzoeksvragen. Sommige van deze onderzoeksprojecten maken deel uit van een groter project, terwijl andere op zichzelf staan. Naast onderzoeksprojecten zijn er af en toe ook stagemogelijkheden op het gebied van wetenschapscommunicatie en marketing en binnen het grote project ARISE.
De beschikbare stages/projecten staan hieronder vermeld.
Beschikbareonderzoeksprojecten/stages

New vertebrate fossil remains from erratic boulders of the Netherlands
Animal diversity with all the “endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful” fascinated Charles Darwin and bands like Nightwish equally. Understanding how this diversity evolved, the fossil record can elucidate long lost evolutionary steps. Oldest jawed…
Hidden data on plant and animal collections from Suriname: from paper labels to digital specimens
Colonial natural history collections record valuable information not only about local nature but also about the contexts in which they were collected. To uncover this data, it is essential to examine related materials—such as diaries, photographs, and…

Invisible sexual dichromatism in birds
While many birds show extensive sexual dichromatism, in other birds this dichromatism is more subtle (to the human eye). How widespread this “hidden” sexual dichromatism is remains unknown, and quantifying this is the main goal of the internship. Bronze…

What makes an egg shiny?
This project examines how eggshell structure influences reflectance beyond human-visible coloration. We will study eggs from bird species with diverse nesting ecologies, using spectrophotometry, microscopy, and statistics to understand what causes…

Microbial Diversity and Biosynthetic Potential Across Urban Green and Grey Spaces
Green spaces in cities serve as essential habitats for a wide variety of microbes that contribute to ecosystem functioning. However, microbial diversity remains underexplored. This project will use a metabarcoding and metagenomics approach, to assess how…

Taxonomic and functional diversity of sandy beach meiofauna
Sandy beaches are highly important ecosystems for a wide range of species. The most diverse group of animals inhabiting sandy beaches is the meiofauna, which consists of species smaller than 1mm. Due to difficulties in species identification, relatively…