News of the Experimental Zoology Group

Conference: Biomechanics in Nature (10-11 May, 2023)

March 1, 2023 - News - We are delighted to be hosting a Biomechanics in Nature conference on the occasion of the retirement of Johan van Leeuwen as professor of Experimental...

Florian Muijres appointed as professor of Experimental Zoology

November 15, 2022 - News - Wageningen University & Research’s Executive Board has appointed Dr ir Florian Muijres as professor of Experimental Zoology (EZO). Muijres...

Announcement: Symposium on Soft Robotics

July 14, 2022 - News

Yes, indeed, it is hard to swat a mosquito

February 8, 2022 - News - Everyone who ever went out of bed at night to swat mosquitoes knows: this is a difficult task. Scientists of Wageningen University & Research used...

High-flying Morpho butterflies evolved into efficient gliders

November 26, 2021 - News - Some Morpho butterflies live and fly high in the canopy of the Amazonian rainforest, and have evolved into highly-efficient gliding flyers. These...

NWO funding for research on an alternative method to catch sole and plaice

September 29, 2021 - News - Scientists are going to better study the swimming and escaping behaviour of plaice and sole. With this knowledge, Wageningen University & Research...

Florian Muijres receives grant for in-swarm mating of malaria mosquitoes

April 19, 2021 - News - Florian Muijres has been awarded a prestigious grant to study what the mating dance of malaria mosquitoes in a swarm looks like. In this research,...

EZO research widely reported in NRC newspaper

March 9, 2021 - News - Last Saturday (March 6th, 2021) part of our biomimetics research was broadly mentioned in a scientific article in the NRC newspaper.

The soft grip of animals inspires scientists to improve robots

December 17, 2020 - News - Next generation robotic grippers should be soft and inspired by the hybrid nature of the versatile hands, tails, and arms of animals. Wageningen...

Seven Wageningen researches receive Vidi grants for their own research group

November 4, 2020 - News - The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded seven experienced Wageningen researchers a Vidi grant worth 800,000 euros. The grant enables them to...