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News

Stay informed of developments within Dutch science and the KNAW.

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ALLEA Calls for EU-Wide Harmonisation of Secondary Publication Rights for Scholarly Research
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KNAW Early Career Award 2024 for twelve promising researchers
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‘Multiperspectivity is absolutely essential to the investigation into our colonial history’
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From quantum physics to following your dreams: looking back at this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
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Wim van der Putten appointed interim director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology
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Academy's response to report of inappropriate behaviour by Leiden University professor
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Events

The meetings of the KNAW are for everyone, from general interested people to scientists.Discover what meetings are coming and hear from the best Dutch experts.

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31st Gonda Lecture by Saskia Kersenboom: Bhoga Shakti - The Silent Witness to the Life of Devadasis
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Climate Narratives: Art, Science and Climate: Aiming for Impact
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The electricity system: enabler or barrier for the energy transition?
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Consultations relating to the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity
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Award of the Gilles Holst Medal to Petra de Jongh and the Bakhuis Roozeboom Medal to Shlomo Havlin
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Evening of the Abel Prize 2023 - Highlighting the work of Luis Caffarelli
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Publications

Read advice, brochures and other publications of the KNAW for and by scientists.

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Annual Sustainability Report 2023
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Academy President’s Annual Address 2024: Research knows no borders
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New government’s austerity plans detrimental to Dutch higher education and research
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The future of Europe depends on robust, open and free science and education
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Research knows no borders: Preserve the open science system
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Successful and timely uptake of Artificial Intelligence in science in the EU
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