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ViewBusiness leaders praise knowledge transfer plan

Government review could boost innovation and competitiveness, say VNO-NCW and MKB Nederland

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 12-18 November

This week: EU innovation competition success, growing bigger science networks, NWO creates simpler grants scheme

ViewPostgrads slam lack of clarity on PhD rules

Dutch universities found to have differing criteria for awarding doctorates, prompting calls for more consistency

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 5-11 November

This week: tackling abuse of researchers, plugging skills gap and research assessment pact sign-up

ViewScientists’ fear of intimidation rose after Covid-19

Researchers in the Netherlands need guidance on coping with public engagement, report shows

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 29 October to 4 November

This week: financial help for students, marine tech support urged, new faces at health board

ViewReport attacks growth of casual jobs in education

Precarious employment at Dutch universities causes reputational damage and tarnishes student experience

ViewScience communication ‘must be better integrated’

Dutch royal society wants efforts to disseminate results integral to career progression

ViewBill proposes reintroduction of basic student grant

Financing system pitched to close funding gap for Dutch universities and lower student debt

ViewDutch universities report open-access boom

Record publication rates lead to demands for more supportive copyright legislation

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 22-28 October

This week: better knowledge distribution, computing projects at Snellius and diversity in Amsterdam

ViewESO cuts ties with former head over ‘unacceptable behaviour’

Tim de Zeeuw loses access to European Southern Observatory, which cites university investigation

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 15-21 October

This week: an environment agency appointment and concerns over Iranian academics

ViewNWO Starter Grant winners could be shut out from other schemes

Researchers receiving grants from new Dutch programme could be temporarily blocked from other applications

ViewRathenau urges more proactive use of precautionary principle

Dutch institute wants information on risk and uncertainty included in all funding applications

View‘The Dutch academic sector is facing a multi-pronged crisis’

Dutch institutions are ill-prepared to tackle a spike in rent and living costs

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 8-14 October

This week: an innovation scoreboard, an inflation-tackling university budget and support for Iranian academics

ViewNetherlands commits to research assessment reform

Major institutions sign international pact focusing on fair recognition of academic achievements

ViewRathenau report lauds success of Technology Pact

Decade of investment has spurred Dutch growth in natural sciences and engineering, think tank says

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 1-7 October

This week: a Rathenau appointment, an archaeology database and an international collaboration on green hydrogen

ViewEU ministers back Dutch plan for Covid recovery funds

Financing worth €4.7 billion will support economic growth and climate adaptation

ViewDutch pilot programme looks to reorganise academic year

Minister aims to reduce researchers’ workloads and free up more time for science

ViewKNAW outlines plans to boost pandemic preparedness

Easy access to research data and swift collaboration could improve future response, academy report says

ViewDutch universities criticise inflation and energy costs

Rising expenses cancel out funding increases and put pressure on students, association warns

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 24-30 September

This week: citizen science, more funds for energy research and a centre for science communication

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 17-23 September

This week: behavioural science, research commercialisation and sustainable chemistry

ViewYoung Academy publishes advice for ethnicity data collection

Advisory reports aim to help Dutch universities get better at identifying diversity and combating racism

ViewDutch parliament debates cap on international students

Concerns about homelessness and overcrowding prompt proposal to limit number of arrivals

ViewCivil servants ‘struggle to find knowledge for local policies’

Report shows dearth of scientific evidence available to bureaucrats in Dutch municipalities

ViewClimate researchers demand national initiative

Netherlands-wide science push is urgently needed to speed up societal transformations, taskforce says