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Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken presents Heineken Prizes for Arts and Sciences

On 27 September 2018, Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken presented the Heineken Prizes for Arts and Sciences to biomedical scientist Peter Carmeliet, biologist Paul Hebert, neuroscientist Nancy Kanwisher, historian John McNeill, biophysicist Xiaowei Zhuang and visual artist Erik van Lieshout.

Make replication studies a normal part of science

The systematic replication of other researchers’ work should be a normal part of science. That is the main message of the Academy advisory report ‘Replication studies – Improving reproducibility in the empirical sciences’, published on 15 January 2018.

The Dutch Polder Model in science and research

In this essay the authors explore how such a small country could become a global player in science and research.

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Descartes-Huygens Prize for art conservation researcher and literary scholar Nov 08, 2018
Consider networks and users when assessing impact of research Nov 05, 2018
Citizen science results of Soil Animal Days 2018 Oct 30, 2018
Development psychologist wins National Postdoc Prize Oct 24, 2018

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Events

22Nov
Think BIG: advances in breast cancer treatments
28Nov - 30Nov
Akademie Colloquium: T-cell memory: thinking outside the blood
29Nov - 01Dec
Elvis lives in Amsterdam: Manifestations of the imaginary musician
30Nov
From Pāṇini to Patañjali and Beyond

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As the forum, conscience, and voice of the arts and sciences in the Netherlands, the Academy promotes the quality of scientific and scholarly work and strives to ensure that Dutch scholars and scientists make the best possible contribution to the cultural, social, and economic development of Dutch society.