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Stan Bentvelsen reappointed as Director Nikhef

The NWO executive board has reappointed Prof. Stan Bentvelsen for a second term of five years as director of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef with effect from 1 December 2019....

Ed van den Berg appointed as interim director bureau NWO-I

The board of the NWO institutes organisation has appointed Ed van den Berg as interim director of operations for the bureau NWO-I. He takes over a large part of the duties from Christa Hooijer, who has been Director of Science at the TNO Unit...

Peter van der Laan appointed as interim director NSCR

The board of the Institutes Organisation of NWO has appointed Prof. Peter van der Laan as interim director of the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR). He replaces Prof. Catrien Bijleveld until her definitive...

NWO Utrecht has moved

You are welcome at our new NWO location 'Nova Zembla', a sustainable office close to the A12 and public transport at Winthontlaan 2, 3526 KV  Utrecht....

Michael Wise new Director General at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

The NWO board has appointed Dr. Michael Wise as General and Scientific director of SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research. Wise is currently Head of Astronomy at the NWO institute ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. He also...

Relocation of SRON-Utrecht to South Holland now official

By adding their signature to the collaboration agreement on 31 May, Leiden University, TU Delft, SRON and NWO have confirmed the relocation of SRON-Utrecht to South Holland. From 2021, the headquarters of the space research institute will be located...

NWO Utrecht to relocate in 2019

On Wednesday 9 May, the NWO executive board signed a new lease contract for a different building for NWO Utrecht. The relocation will take place at the start of 2019: a location with more workplaces, also for flex workers from The Hague, a large and...