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Structural support is needed to maintain status as leading research nation, say university associations
The Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, KNAW, and the higher-education association Universities of the Netherlands, UNL, have both urged future cabinets to safeguard the country’s position as a leading research nation.
Their statements reflect concerns about the direction that Dutch politics has taken in the wake of the 22 November election and the unexpected gains by the far-right PVV party.
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