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Academies fear effects of science funding cuts

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Incoming Dutch coalition’s proposed cuts will “undermine ambitions for strengthening the knowledge economy”

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and its Young Academy have expressed concern over the austerity plans contained in the outline agreement of the incoming coalition government.

The coalition partners, led by the far-right PVV party, proposed a wide range of cuts to higher education and science in the agreement published this month.

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