The Secret Power of Scents – Düsseldorf
In February, NOSE-member, Ekaterina Rzhevskaia together with Lena Trost, an artistic researcher from the Institute of Ceramic and Glass Art (IKKG) had the opportunity to visit an art exhibition “The Secret Power of Scents” ("Die geheime macht der Düfte") that combines a traditional visual art experience with olfactory immersion for ...
Sanne Boesveldt awarded Vici grant to study how smell influences health and eating behaviour
What and how well we smell may have a greater impact on our health and eating habits than we realise. With a €1.5 million Vici grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), NOSE member Sanne Boesveldt will spend the next five years investigating how the sense of smell ...
Interview met Garmt Dijksterhuis over anosmie
Waarom voelt de één met anosmie zich ‘patiënt’, terwijl de ander er nauwelijks last van heeft? Garmt Dijksterhuis, psycholoog en docent aan Maastricht University, deelt in dit interview zijn fascinerende inzichten over de verschillen in ervaring van reukverlies. Lees hier het volledige interview ...
Nieuw onderzoek brengt geuren van Friesland in kaart
Subsidie voor innovatief project op het snijvlak van erfgoed, geur en ontwerp Hoe ruikt Friesland? Wat is ‘Fries geurerfgoed’? En: wie bepaalt eigenlijk welke geuren als erfgoed erkend worden? In het nieuwe onderzoeksproject Een Neus voor Erfgoed bundelen onderzoekers, ontwerpers en parfumeurs hun krachten om de geuren van Friesland te ...
Aromas in Products: Sensory Delight or Sensory Overload?
Consumer products are increasingly fragranced – now you can even buy paper hanky’s with pine scent! In de Volkskrant (January 21) Wilma de Rek and Monique Smeets reflect on how society seems to have become less tolerant of bad or undesirable environmental odours. Consumer have come to love and desire the ...
Science Cafe Wageningen – Decoding smell and taste
Interested in learning more about the science behind smell and taste? Join Science Café Wageningen, on Wednesday 25 February 2026, for an evening filled with tasty research and live music! Decoding taste and smell | Science Cafe Wageningen NOSE member Sanne Boesveldt, and Roelant Hilgers will discuss everything from food flavor ...
Festive nose greetings
Happy new year! Want to know more about the importance of smell in the festive season? NOSE members Garmt Dijksterhuis en Sanne Boesveldt featured in the last two episodes of the year of EditieNL, on a typical Dutch delicacy: oliebollen ! https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/uitzendingen/video/3b716a25-3191-4847-9bf2-d7de2131a809/aflevering-364 (10.05min onwards) - in relation to flavor and ...
Olfactory Dysfunction and Impulsivity: a study
At Maastricht University BSc-student Marit Joris, together with Nose-board-member Garmt, inventoried what is known about the relationship between Olfactory Dysfunction and Impulsivity: Olfactory disorders affect a substantial part of the general population and are often underdiagnosed despite their significant impact on quality of life. Beyond sensory deficits, olfactory dysfunction has been ...
