21 December 2017
Because the original deadlines of the call Integrator appeared to be not feasible for many researchers and their partners, NWO has decided to extend the latest deadline for submission so there will be more time to organise a consortium and prepare an application. The new deadlines will be in May 2018 for the letters of intent and August 2018 for applications.
15 December 2017
NWO has awarded three talented female scientists a WISE grant. Dr Larissa Juschkin has received an appointment at the Advanced Research Centre for Nanolithography ARCNL, Dr Kristina Ganzinger at the research institute for functional, complex matter AMOLF, and Dr Aurora Simionescu at the Netherlands Institute for Space Research SRON. With the WISE programme, NWO wants to encourage the recruitment and promotion of top women researchers at its own institutes.
14 December 2017
NWO will contribute 550 million euros to the 2018-2019 Knowledge and Innovation Contract. With this contract, government, industry and knowledge institutes are underscoring the top sectors’ ambitions to strengthen the Dutch knowledge and innovation system. The contract represents a total investment of 4.7 billion euros. NWO’s contribution is designated for high-quality scientific research.
The NWO executive board and the board of the Netherlands Space Research Institute SRON have expressed their preference for the joint bid of Leiden University and Delft University of Technology. In this bid, SRON Utrecht will relocate in several years time to a new building on the campus of Leiden University.
6 December 2017
In December 2017 the board of the NWO Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences has granted six projects within the High Tech Materials programme, twelve projects within High Tech Systems and Materials programme, eight projects within the Novel Antibacterial Compounds and Therapies Antagonizing Resistance (NACTAR) programme, six projects within the Open Technology Programme and 45 projects within Take-off. The granted projects are listed below by programme and in alphabetical order.
5 December 2017
Logistics plays a crucial role in the development of solutions for important societal challenges such as food supply, changes in the healthcare sector and the maintenance of complex installations. Knowledge is necessary to make optimal use of logistics and to integrate it in societal and economic developments. TKI Dinalog has therefore developed the call “Integrator - Logistics as a facilitator for strengthening society” in collaboration with NWO. The deadline for the compulsory statement of intent is Tuesday 16 January 2018, and the deadline for applications is Thursday 8 March 2018.
4 December 2017
A device with which researchers can measure mixtures of harmful substances in water a lot quicker enters the commercial market. The device, called FractioMate, was developed in an AES project. AES, VU Amsterdam and Spark Holland have signed an agreement for the first deliveries of the device.
