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ViewMaking the good better

Sarah de Rijcke of RoRI tells Merel Postma how pressure does not always create quality...

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 26 October – 1 November

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewUniversity grouping hires talent for sustainable future

Postdocs and tenure track scientists to study medicine, disease prevention and food supply

ViewNetherlands doubles public-private research budget

€2.7bn set aside to trigger private funding and boost knowledge and innovation

ViewNational platform puts materials research in the spotlight

Communication hub aims to bring together materials researchers to boost green innovation

ViewInnovation: a cost-benefit analysis

Companies need collaboration and input from academia, says innovation expert

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 12-18 October

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewWho will train future AI leaders?

Arnout Jaspers explores the consequences of companies stepping in to fund artificial intelligence education

ViewDashboard shows academic contribution to sustainability

Universities team up to demonstrate how research can help bring an end to global inequality

ViewStudy finds no overall gender bias in NWO early-career grants

Women and men have similar chances, but women submit fewer applications

ViewGovernment backs projects to streamline knowledge transfer

Three consortia established to encourage transfer of research findings from academia to industry and society

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 5-11 October

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewNetherlands aims to accelerate innovation in artificial intelligence

Government and industry are ambitious about AI research, but where will the funding come from?

ViewSupporting innovation to tackle societal problems

Unilever scientist Rob Hamer is encouraged by Dutch government efforts to boost innovation

ViewNanotechnology project aims to offer healthy returns

An academic-industry partnership plans to spend €750 million over five years on nanotechnology research

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 28 September-4 October

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewIncubators ‘provide real benefits for startups’

Study shows ways to improve the longevity of startup companies

ViewMaking medical data more accessible to scientists

Patient confidentiality rules may be slowing down Dutch medical research

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 21-27 September

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding

ViewConcern over tight deadline for circular economy subsidy

Communication failure in government leaves only months to complete projects

ViewInnovators push for national quantum technology agenda

Technology hubs have set out spending plans to make the Netherlands a quantum leader

ViewFrom the moon to the ghettos

Focusing on solely on tech shortchanges society on innovation, says Koen Frenken

ViewPlanned fund raises hopes for R&D spending boost

The Dutch government wants to significantly step up investment in research and innovation, knowledge development...

ViewNetherlands news round-up: 14-20 September

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding, covering a loss of competitiveness among...

ViewFuelling the engine

The Netherlands is among the richest nations in Europe, but R&D spending remains stuck at...

ViewThe human side of technology

The Dutch Gravitation programme's latest tranche of funding awards has shifted its focus to the...

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 7-13 September

The latest news in Dutch research policy and funding, covering Twente’s commitment to removing drugs...

ViewPeer review, reimagined

The way we do peer review is highly problematic, says Remco Heesen, philosopher of science...

ViewPublic-private subsidy extended

The PPS subsidy, a Dutch government tool aimed at stimulating companies to invest in public-private...

ViewRathenau maps Dutch climate spending

More than €820 million in public funding went to climate-oriented research and innovation in the...