Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
The Flanders Marine Institute is the coordination and information platform for marine and coastal research in Flanders. It promotes and supports the international image of Flemish marine scientific research and international marine education as a partner in various projects and networks. The marine research areas are the ocean and seas, the coast and the tidal systems. The target groups for knowledge accumulation are the marine research community as well as educational institutions, the general public, policymakers and the industry (within the scope of the blue economy).
VLIZ is housed in the InnovOcean Campus on the East Bank of Ostend. More information can be found on www.vliz.be
Ghent University - Renard Centre of Marine Geology (UGent - RCMG)
The Renard Centre of Marine Geology (RCMG) is part of the Department of Geology of Ghent University. RCMG’s researchers conduct fundamental and applied geological and geophysical research in lakes, fjords, seas and oceans, currently with a focus on i) Quaternary geology of the North Sea, ii) contourites and deep-water sedimentation, iii) cold-water corals and carbonate mud mounds, iv) geohazards, v) gas hydrates and gas seeps, vi) sustainable management of marine resources and vii) limnogeology (https://rcmg.ugent.be/research.html)
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) is a federal scientific institution ranked among Europe’s leading natural history research institutes. RBINS combines high-level scientific research with public exhibitions and the stewardship of more than 38 million specimens. Its research activities span biodiversity, palaeontology and geology, with marine science integrating both fundamental and applied research across geology, ecology and physical oceanography.
More information is available on https://www.naturalsciences.be/en
Geological Survey of Belgium (GSB)
Within RBINS, the Geological Survey of Belgium (GSB)—established in 1896—serves as Belgium’s principal knowledge and scientific reference centre for national geology. The GSB provides independent geoscientific expertise to policymakers, industry and the public, supported by the country’s most comprehensive physical and digital geological collections on the Belgian subsurface, covering lithology, stratigraphy, minerals and digital subsurface data.
More information is available on https://gsb.naturalsciences.be/
TNO - Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO - GDN)
The Geological Survey of the Netherlands (GDN) is part of TNO and is the foremost independent knowledge centre for the subsurface of the Netherlands. Every day, we put fundamental and applied knowledge and research about the subsurface and its use to work for society. We inform and advise public authorities, the business community, and society – both domestically and abroad. Our tasks have been laid out in the Geological Survey of the Netherlands Agreement between the State of the Netherlands and TNO.
As the knowledge partner of the Dutch government, GDN has three main tasks:
- Information task: collecting, managing, and making subsurface information digitally accessible.
- Advisory task: advising public authorities on the use of the subsurface.
- Research task: developing applied knowledge of the subsurface and subsurface-related technologies.
TNO-GDN is located at the Science Park in Utrecht, The Netherlands. For more information, visit our website: https://www.geologischedienst.nl/en/