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ViewUtrecht bids to host Copernicus services

University hopes to attract satellite services to the Netherlands after Brexit transition period

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 11-17 July

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

View3D vision

TNO and Eindhoven aim to build on Dutch strengths in additive manufacturing

ViewEindhoven to adjust women-only hiring policy

Decision follows ruling that the controversial push to raise equality contravenes Dutch law

ViewDutch AI coalition wins €23.5m ‘kick-start’ subsidy

Government funding will help Netherlands prepare for artificial intelligence revolution

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 4-10 July

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewSwiss-Dutch joint research funding scheme launched

Scheme is intended to ease collaboration between nations

ViewUniversity medical centres lead the way on gender equality

Majority of centres’ future medical specialists will be women, think tank predicts

ViewMore than just money

A hardline stance on the EU budget is national self-harm, says Wim van Saarloos

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 27 June to 3 July

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewWater research centre given two years to find long-term funding

Wetsus must secure extra €1.5m a year once ‘bridging finance’ runs out

ViewCritical mass

Odissei, a Dutch infrastructure for open data in the social sciences, welcomes its 40th member

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 20-26 June

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewCarrot and stick

Data sharing will only improve if scientists are valued for it, says data institute director

ViewDutch consortium to put entire population on the map

Two universities team up to chart social connections of 17 million residents

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 13-19 June

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewWageningen and Delft secure €14.5m for microbe platform

Joint initiative aims to harness ‘mixed cultures’ of microorganisms for use in industry

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 6-12 June

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewHydrogen R&D needs another €2bn, says consortium director

Research into fuel innovations ‘should start today’ if the Netherlands is to hit its targets

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 30 May to 5 June

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewDutch AI researchers highly mobile, study finds

The Netherlands educates excellent artificial intelligence experts, but many of them leave

ViewThe time is right for a Dutch science adviser

Coherent advice is sorely needed by politicians who are struggling to digest contradictory reports

ViewReport calls for closer contact between researchers and schools

Lack of interaction between teachers and education researchers is bad for both parties, advisers say

ViewExtra backing possible if high-tech call proves popular

Support for public-private partnerships to tackle societal challenges could be expanded

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 23-29 May

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewFund ‘impactful’ R&D to recover from pandemic, government told

Products and services are the best bet to avoid a long-term economic slump, paper says

ViewGovernment ‘should provide more direct project funding’

Policy bureau outlines benefits of using prizes and tenders to stimulate innovation

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 16-22 May

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewDutch research groups agree open-access deal with Elsevier

Agreement hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ for open science

ViewRunning out of time

As Covid-19 delays PhD and postdoc projects, Dutch universities scramble to extend researchers’ contracts