NWO-I

Institutes Organisation of NWO

CERN Particle Accelerator

The Netherlands has been involved in major experiments using the LHC particle accelerator ever since CERN was founded.

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Man with white helmets walks near blue pipe at CERN

Pierre Auger Observatory

Facility for cosmic ray research in the Argentine Pampas.

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Pierre Auger Observatory

HFML-FELIX faciliteiten

Facility with some of the world's strongest magnets and free‑electron lasers that produce an unprecedented range of infrared light.

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Orange ring section of the HFML-FELIX facility

HFML-FELIX facilities

Facility with some of the world's strongest magnets and free‑electron lasers that produce an unprecedented range of infrared light.

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Orange ring section of the HFML-FELIX facility

SolarLab

The SolarLab consortium researches new solar energy technologies from six main locations and three satellite sites.

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AMOLF researcher Daphne Antony in the 3D Photovoltaics research lab

Secure Analytics lab

NSCR established a specially designed, highly secure working environment for research involving sensitive data sets.

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NanoLab

Cleanroom with facilities for microscopy, electron microscopy, various lithography methods, plasma etching, material deposition and material analysis.

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AMOLF NanoLab researchers. Photography by Ivar Pel

Magnum-PSI, Ion Beam & PLD4Energy

DIFFER has several unique research facilities that allow researchers to study materials for the energy transition.

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PLD4Energy: a thin-film deposition and characterisation facility

National research fleet

The fleet consists of three state-of-the-art vessels equipped with advanced research instrumentation.

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The three vessels of the NIOZ national research fleet are sailing side by side in the Wadden Sea. Credits. Flying Focus

Geoffrey Bower appointed as new director of ASTRON

The Board of NWO-I has appointed Prof. Dr. Geoffrey C. Bower as the new director of ASTRON, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. Effective 1st of September 2026, Prof. Dr. Bower will succeed Prof. Dr. Jessica Dempsey.

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Prof. Geoffrey Bower, to become the new director of the NWO institute ASTRON on 1 September 2026