National Herbarium of the Netherlands

: Background; The National Herbarium of the Netherlands (NHN) (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland) was founded in 1999 as a decentral merger of the three main university herbaria in the Netherlands, namely the Rijksherbarium Leiden, the Utrecht University Herbarium and the Herbarium Vadense.; Read more

: Mission statement; The mission of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands is "to generate, to make accessible, and to transfer knowledge on the nature, evolution and origin of botanical diversity."; Read more

: Organisational structure National Herbarium of the Netherlands; The National Herbarium of the Netherlands is made up of several organs in which the NHN policy is decided upon and/or enforced: (a) NHN-board, (b) NHN Management Team, (c) the Science and Education committee and (d) Research Taskforces.; Read more

: The branches of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands; The National Herbarium of the Netherlands currently consists of two branches. One at the Leiden University and one at the Wageningen University and Research centre. The initial third branch at the Utrecht University was closed in 2008.; Read more

: National and international cooperation; The National Herbarium of the Netherlands is involved in different (inter)national research projects and research supporting consortia.; Read more

: Personnel; Overview of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands personnel at both branches.; Read more

: Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis; Bringing together several first‐class natural history collections, the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis (Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis - NCB Naturalis) will instantly house the world's fifth largest specimen collection. NCB Naturalis results from the merger of the Zoological Museum Amsterdam (ZMA), National Museum of Natural History Naturalis and the branches of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands (NHN).; Read more

: Progress reports; The activities, results and progress of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands are annually published in the "NHN Progress Report".; Read more

: Vacancies; Overview of vacancies and job opportunities at the National Herbarium of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis.; Read more

: Contact; The visiting and postal addresses of the branches of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands.; Read more

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