Weekend of Science 2023

7 October 2023 until 8 October 2023
Various locations in The Netherlands

On 7 and 8 October the Weekend of Science (Weekend van de Wetenschap) takes place. On various locations in Holland you can take a look behind the scenes of science and technology. The programme is yet to be announced (in September), but it is certain that a great number of NWO Institutes will open their doors. Keep an eye on the the website of Weekend van de Wetenschap (in Dutch only) for more information.

AMOLF, ARCNL, CWI and Nikhef: open day Amsterdam Science Park

Saturday, October 7, 2023 is the open day Amsterdam Science Park, for anyone between the ages of 6 and 106 who is interested in science and wants to learn more about it. Take a look behind the scenes of science. Do an experiment, listen to interesting lectures, take a tour or visit a demonstration. Get to know the many topics and techniques being researched in the Amsterdam Science Park. The Open Day Amsterdam Science Park is part of the Weekend of Science. Five organizations are participating in the Open Day: AMOLF, ARCNL, CWI, NIKHEF and UVA-FNWI.

Soon the detailed program will be on the website of the Open Day Amsterdam Science Park.

SRON Open Days 2023: 1 and 7 October

On Sunday, Oct. 1, and Saturday, Oct. 7, step into the world of space research at two sites of SRON, the Netherlands Institute for Space Research.

At SRON, they look up into space, with telescopes, to study stars, planets and black holes. And they look down from space, into the sky of our own planet Earth. This is how they see what is happening to the climate.

Groningen, Sunday 1 October
Kapteynborg Building, Landleven 12, Zernike Campus Groningen.
In Groningen, the Open Day is part of science festival Zpannend Zernike.
See also in due course at www.zpannendzernike.nl and click on 'Space Research'

Leiden, Saturday 7 October
SRON building, Niels Bohrweg 4, Bio Science Park Leiden.
(Parking is available for 2 euro per hour in the Ehrenfestgarage on the Ehrenfestweg).
In Leiden, the open day is part of Space Week and Weekend of Science.

More information about the SRON Open Days can be found on this page.