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Setbacks and decisiveness: the impact of COVID-19 on European research into public spaces
The European research programme Public Spaces that started in 2019 has unexpectedly become highly topical. Danger now...
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Traveller between Earth and Mars wins Vening Meinesz Prize
Tjalling de Haas from Utrecht University has won the NWO-Vening Meinesz Prize for earth sciences. He receives the prize...
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Food fight webinar – Episode 3: Smallholders and Food & Nutrition Security
WOTRO, the Science for Global Development department of NWO (The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research)...
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32 million euros for innovative research in six new Perspectief programmes
Six consortia of companies, education and knowledge institutions, and government bodies will work in the coming years on...
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Herry Nijhuis appointed director NWO programmes KIC/NWA
With effect from 1 June 2021, Herry Nijhuis will lead the new NWO unit responsible for realising the Dutch Research...
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Scientist and activist team up against climate change
'We are the first generation to see what sea level rise is doing, but also the last to be able to do anything about it.'...
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Sixteen innovative research projects launched through Domain Science-KLEIN
The Board of the NWO Domain Science has approved sixteen applications in the Open Competition Domain Science-KLEIN. The...
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Stan Gielen bids NWO farewell
After four years, he is stepping down as president of NWO. But secretly he hopes he will still be able to contribute to...
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The challenging quest of the Roundtable Law and Governance
Monica Claes and Henk van der Kolk reflect on the first year of their two year chairmanship. And they look ahead to the...
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Struvite recycling to the next level thanks to Gouden KIEM
Circular recycling of magnesium in the mineral struvite is possible, according to reports from SusPhos. As a result, the...
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Webinar ‘Towards Sustainable and Social Local Energy Systems’
NWO and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) will organise a webinar on 22 April, starting at 09:00...
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Update hack: Return to original Veni planning for domains Science (ENW) and ZonMw)
Due to the hack in February, NWO was forced to revise the planning for the Veni funding round. At the request of the...