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Etymology database online26-11-2010
A lot of people are interested in the origin of the words making up the Dutch language, but up to now there has been no central site on the Internet with reliable information.
"VIDI" grants for four Academy institutes 24-11-2010
Researchers at four different Academy institutes have received a "VIDI" grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Fine-tuning quality assessment in the design and engineering disciplines22-11-2010
At the request of the three Dutch universities of technology, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has advised on the way in which quality can be adequately assessed in the design and engineering disciplines.
Prestigious ERC Advanced Grant to Rienk van Grondelle 28-10-2010
The grant of almost 3 million euros will fund his research into the role chlorophyll-binding proteins play in determining the success of photosynthesis.
Jatropha experts from around the world headed for Groningen27-10-2010
The University of Groningen will host a conference on Jatropha on 1 and 2 November. Experts from around the world will come to Groningen to discuss current research and use.
Fatties don't live less long, they have more years with impairments20-10-2010
People who are slightly overweight live just as long as people with a normal weight. However, they have to live much longer with impairments. Only serious obesity (a BMI of 35 or over) results in earlier morbidity.
Clever search engine finds variations on a melody
Software categorises Dutch folksongs 05-10-2010
Clever search engine finds variations on a melody<br> <i>Software categorises Dutch folksongs </i>A new search engine makes it possible to automatically compare melodies and show the similarities and differences between them. The scientist Peter van Kranenburg developed the software so as to find variants of Dutch folksongs in transcriptions of thousands of tape recordings.
Multicoloured stem cells show how they work01-10-2010
Researchers at the Academy's Hubrecht Institute have succeeded in giving individual stem cells their own particular colour. All the progeny of such a stem cell are then the same colour. The results and the photos appeared in the journal Cell on 1 October.
Leiden and Amsterdam to collaborate on brain research 23-09-2010
Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and the Academy's Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging (Amsterdam) intend combining their knowledge in research on the brain.
International Conference about Climate Change and Food Security in Africa20-09-2010
To identify scientific strategies and policy options for the future, the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) will organize the conference 'Impact of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Relation to Food Security in Africa'.

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