NWO-I

Institutes Organisation of NWO

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Portret van Linda Russchen
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Linda Russchen

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Linda Russchen is a catering assistant at ASTRON and prepares lunch four days a week. She is also being trained as a receptionist for the institute. In this role, she welcomes visitors to the Dwingeloo site.

32 to 40 hours

PhD position in High Field HTS Soleniod (f/m/x) HFML-FELIX

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Maaike Romijn is standing on a row of stones jutting out into the water

New director of NIOZ as of 1 September 2026: Maaike van de Kamp-Romijn

The NWO-I foundation board has appointed Maaike van de Kamp-Romijn as the new director of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research as of 1 September. 

32 to 40 hours

Research Infrastructure Support Officer (f/m/x) HFML-FELIX

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This is a rendering of a new extension to the existing ETPathfinder building in Maastricht

Dutch government supports expansion of ETPathfinder facility in Maastricht

With the award of 25 million euros, ETPathfinder will undergo an expansion that will allow components and systems of the future Einstein Telescope to be tested at full scale and above ground.

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Wit donutvormig gebouw in het landschap van Grenoble in Frankrijk

ESRF-EBS

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility is home to the world's first fourth-generation high-energy synchrotron light source.

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An impression of the Einstein Telescope

Einstein Telescope

A proposed infrastructure featuring kilometres-long underground ‘arms’ that can detect gravitational waves in detail.

Organisation and governance

Our organisation comprises ten national research institutes and a support office.

The national research institutes of KNAW and NWO

Science is of great value to society and continues to amaze and inspire us. Scientific independent research helps us to better understand the world around us and brings technologies and insights beyond our imagination.