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Nominations for the Ammodo Science Award for Fundamental Research 2027 are now open! Eligible nominators are invited to nominate outstanding scientists conducting fundamental research. You can find more information on the Ammodo Science website: shorturl.at/aggd0

What effect does climate change have on wildfires, and how do wildfires affect the climate? Ammodo Science spoke with Guido van der Werf, professor of Landscape Fires and Carbon Cycle at Wageningen University & Research 👉 shorturl.at/5Bnoa #climatechange #wildfires #science #EduSky #AcademicSky🧪

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'Dare to dream. But really big. Dream really, really big,' was @tobykiers.bsky.social's message to children upon receiving the @tylerprize.bsky.social earlier this year. Congratulations, Toby! 🧪 If you haven't already, watch our short film about her work at ammodo-science.org/story/toby-kiers

Neat. Our website has been nominated for the #Awwwards for best web design! Fingers crossed. Nomination page: www.awwwards.com/sites/ammodo Check out our website: www.ammodo-science.org

New Doc! 🧪🎞️ Words can both constrain and liberate our thinking. Tazuko van Berkel @doctaz.bsky.social uses Ancient Greek concepts to question how our society is structured today. Premiering on 5 March at InScience Film Festival Nijmegen. Online release TBC. More at 👉 h1.nu/1kQcG #philsky

In her role as 'informateur', Rianne Letschert advised the future Dutch cabinet to search for 'wide collaboration'.⁠ ⁠ Similarly, as rector magnificus at @maastrichtu.bsky.social (2016-2022), she spearheaded team science and a broad view of academic excellence. 🧪 ⁠ Read the interview at 2cm.es/1iYAE

Meet Ammodo’s new Director of Science, Susanne Lens 👋 🧪 “From my own experience, I know how valuable it is for scientists to receive support that allows them to ask the most fundamental questions about how the world works," Lens said. Read more at shorturl.at/fHzk1 📷 Rob ter Bekke

Hard to keep your chin up after #cop30? Revisit our interview with Linda Steg who researches what could keep us motivated for climate action. "We know that fear is counterproductive." Read at 👉 shorturl.at/uqcTU #climatechange #climatejustice #Psychology 🧪

Neuroscientist Jeroen Geurts has dedicated his career to finding the cause of multiple sclerosis, a brain disease affecting millions. ‍Unsure of what exactly he is looking for, he searches in places others have neglected. 👀 Watch The Mystery of MS at shorturl.at/nIGZl 🧪 #Neuroscience ⑂

As #NobelPrizes are being announced, time to read back this 2020 interview with Nobel laureate #BenFeringa. 👉 shorturl.at/xRlZ5 Scientists are often modest creatures, but Feringa thinks a little more celebration could create more role models and increase our collective knowledge in the long run.

To map the effects of climate change, mountain hydrologist Walter Immerzeel (@mountainhydrology.bsky.social) and his team venture to remote altitudes where other scientists do not go. Follow one of his extreme missions in the 15-minute short film #MovingMountains 👉 shorturl.at/9nqmC 🧪 #hydrology

What is intuition? And how can gut feelings influence science? Trailblazing neuroscientist Eveline Crone (@unileiden.bsky.social) takes us on a 14-minute animated journey into the brain as she champions the scientific value of intuition. ⁠ Watch now 👉 shorturl.at/Mvf8I 🧪 #Neuroscience

Meet Yoeri van de Burgt (@yvdburgt.bsky.social). He is researching new smart materials that can make artificial intelligence more efficient by processing information directly at the place where it arises. Read more 👉 www.ammodo-science.org/researches/y... Ammodo Science Award Laureate 2025 🧪 #HCI

Meet Rik Peels (@rikpeels.bsky.social) He studies how extreme beliefs emerge and develop, with a particular focus on the relationship between beliefs and behaviour in radicalisation processes. www.ammodo-science.org/researches/r... Ammodo Science Award Laureate 2025 🧪

Meet Nathalie Katsonis (@nathaliekatsonis.bsky.social ) She investigates how tiny molecules can convert light and chemical energy into useful movement. Coordinating their motion, she develops new, adaptable materials. 👉 www.ammodo-science.org/researches/n... Ammodo Science Award Laureate 2025 🧪

Meet Marvin Tanenbaum. He is developing revolutionary imaging techniques that allow him to film molecular processes in living cells at the level of individual biomolecules. www.ammodo-science.org/nl/researche... Ammodo Science Award Laureate 2025 🧪 #bioimaging #microscopy

Meet Leila Akkari (@leilaakkari.bsky.social). She combines insights from immunology and molecular biology to study how tumour cells and immune cells influence each other. 👉 www.ammodo-science.org/researches/l... Ammodo Science Award Laureate 2025 🧪 #immunology #molbiol

Meet Jenneke van der Wal (@jennekevanderwal.bsky.social). By investigating how speakers of different African languages structure information in their grammar, she unravels fundamental principles about how people articulate their thoughts. 👉 shorturl.at/BwEEj Ammodo Science Award Laureate 2025 🧪

Meet Janna Cousijn (@jcousijn.bsky.social). She investigates why some people become addicted to substances while others do not. 👉 www.ammodo-science.org/researches/j... Introducing the Ammodo Science Award laureates of 2025 🧪

Have you met the laureates of the Ammodo Science Award 2025? We're highlighting them one by one. Meet Freek van Ede (@freekvanede.bsky.social) He studies how our working memory actively processes and prioritises information to anticipate future behaviour. 👉 www.ammodo-science.org/researches/f...

Congratulations to Stephanie Wehner for winning the prestigious Körber Prize 2025! Have you seen our 2024 short film Moonshot Mission about her incredible work? Watch it here 👉 www.ammodo-science.org/story/stepha...

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