Impact in Focus - Oscar Franken's Waddensea research
Impact in Focus is a new video series that takes you along into the inspiring world of research at the University of Groningen. Discover how our researchers bring about change and what impact they want to make.
In the second episode ecologist Oscar Franken talks about his research on the sea soil of the Waddensea. What is the most important question he wants to answer and what is the impact of his research on society?
Find out in the second episode of Impact in Focus!
You can watch the first episode with philosopher Lisa Herzog here.

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Last modified: | 02 November 2023 2.00 p.m. |
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