
Palaeobiology
Our research is engaged across the interface between the Earth and Life Sciences, encompassing the time span from the origin of life to the significant climatic changes of recent millenia.
Ongoing Research
- Palaeozoic diversification of animal life
- Origins and early diversification of photosynthetic microbiota
- Phenotypic evolution of marine microalgae during the Cenozoic
- Molecular approaches to palaeobiology
- Mesozoic vertebrate macroevolution
- Human-nature interaction during Holocene
- Earth science educational research and communication

Researcher profile: Jorijntje Henderiks
Meet the people behind the research
Here is an interview with Jorijntje Henderiks. She is an Associate Professor at the Palaeobiology Programme, Department of Earth Sciences, and she is studying phenotypic evolution of marine microalgae during the Cenozoic era (ie from 65 million years ago to the present).

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