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News

Stay informed of developments within Dutch science and the KNAW.

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Ignore antifungal resistance in fungal disease at your peril, warn top scientists
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KNAW Early Career Award winner Anique Bellos-Grob offers new perspective on pelvic floor dysfunction
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People with insomnia differ in altered brain connections
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From quantum physics to following your dreams: looking back at this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
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Wim van der Putten appointed interim director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology
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Academy's response to report of inappropriate behaviour by Leiden University professor
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Events

The meetings of the KNAW are for everyone, from general interested people to scientists.Discover what meetings are coming and hear from the best Dutch experts.

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04Oct
2024 Kafatos Lecture by Hans Clevers - Organoids: Avatars of Human Organs in Health and Disease
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11Oct
Masterclass 43rd Erasmus Birthday Lecture - Ann Blair: Learned book culture in the 16th-century
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08Nov
31st Gonda Lecture by Saskia Kersenboom: Bhoga Shakti - The Silent Witness to the Life of Devadasis
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21Nov
Presentation of 2024 Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Award to John Haanen
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Climate Narratives: Art, Science and Climate: Aiming for Impact
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The electricity system: enabler or barrier for the energy transition?
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Publications

Read advice, brochures and other publications of the KNAW for and by scientists.

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Annual Sustainability Report 2023
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Academy President’s Annual Address 2024: Research knows no borders
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New government’s austerity plans detrimental to Dutch higher education and research
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The future of Europe depends on robust, open and free science and education
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Research knows no borders: Preserve the open science system
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Cover adviesrapport Successful and timely uptake of artificial intelligence
Successful and timely uptake of Artificial Intelligence in science in the EU
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