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Winners of Heineken Prizes announced

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has awarded the Heineken Prizes this year to biochemist Bruce Stillman, bio-engineer and psychiatrist Karl Deisseroth, historian of science Lorraine Daston, climate change scientist Corinne Le Quéré, Robert Zatorre and visual artist Ansuya Blom.

Ineke Sluiter President of the Academy

Ineke Sluiter, Professor of Greek at Leiden University, is the new President of the Academy. She has already been a Vice President for two years and succeeds Wim van Saarloos, whose term as President came to an end on 1 June 2020.

New Dutch national action plan for diversity and inclusion

The Netherlands’ Education and Science Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven has unveiled a national action plan that is meant to create an inclusive, diverse and safe learning and working environment in Dutch higher education and research. The plan calls on the higher education and research sector to work with the government to take the next step towards full diversity and inclusion.

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The Academy is following the recommendations of the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and Environmental Protection (RIVM) and the central government regarding coronavirus. We have therefore cancelled all gatherings and meetings in the Trippenhuis and closed the Trippenhuis Building and the institutes for the time being. Vital processes will continue. Academy staff are continuing to work as far as possible, often at home. They can be reached in the usual manner. If you need their contact details or if you have a general question, please send an e-mail to:

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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.