NWO-I

Institutes Organisation of NWO

Research

The ten national research institutes of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) carry out cutting-edge research. They do so in collaboration with scientists from universities and other research institutions in the Netherlands, as well as within numerous major international partnerships.

PACE climate satellite. Credits NASA GSFC

Research

Research with impact

Through their leading-edge research, our institutes make an impact on science and society. The six-yearly SEP evaluations carried out by international experts confirm that they guarantee the highest quality.

Examples of our research

SEP Evaluations of the institutes

Radio telescopes in a row
ASTRON Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope. Credits Harm-Jan Stiepels

Big science

Large-Scale Research Facilities

Many of our NWO institutes have advanced research facilities, such as the MagnumPSI at DIFFER in Eindhoven and the ASTRON radio telescopes in Dwingeloo and Exloo. In addition, NWO-I is part of international partnerships that manage key research infrastructures, such as CERN, ITER and ESTEC-ESA.

View our infrastructures and partnerships

Workplace

A healthy research culture

At NWO-I, we are actively working to foster a healthy and inspiring research culture. An environment in which care for people, research quality and collaboration are central.

Across NWO-I and within each institute, we are working on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and the principles of Recognition & Rewards  are being implemented for our situation. We endorse the Dutch Code of Conduct for Research Integrity and encourage making research results available to the public as widely as possible (Open Science).

Read more about what NWO-I stands for

Knowledge security

NWO-I wants research at NWO-I to be conducted safely and in a safe environment.

In practical terms, this means that the core academic values of integrity and independence are upheld when conducting research. It also means that, where possible, research findings can be shared within the framework of Open Science.

In a safe environment means that researchers and staff feel free and respected, enabling them to contribute fully to the research.

Knowledge security at NWO-I: open where possible and protected where necessary