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PhD candidate TTW project Understanding Fruitfull gene functions in crops

In the framework of an NWO-TTW granted project, research will be carried out to characterize FRUITFULL (FUL) genes in different species. FUL genes play important roles in fruit development, flowering time regulation and plant architecture, and are as such very interesting targets for crop improvement. In this project, we will analyse genome sequence information …

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PhD Candidate: Freshwater Ecosystems – Impacts and Feedbacks

Freshwater ecosystems provide vital resources for humans, such as drinking water, water for irrigation and hydropower. At the same time, freshwater ecosystems are affected by a variety of pressures resulting from human activities, including water abstraction and diversion, pollution and climate change. These pressures affect freshwater biodiversity and may ultimately …

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Two PhD Positions in Critical Humanities Approaches to Platform Society

As a PhD candidate you will be responsible for one of the three subprojects within the ERC-funded project “Platform Discourses: A Critical Humanities Approach to the Texts, Images, and Moving Images of Tech Companies”. This project studies how companies like Google, Facebook, and Airbnb increasingly position their for-profit online platforms …

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