Academic freedom in the Netherlands: response to current threats

For scientists in the Netherlands, the scope to choose their own research topic and approach is being continuously squeezed. Freedom to collaborate with foreign colleagues is also under pressure. And due to intimidation, researchers are withdrawing from the social debate. These statements are in the report published on 15 May 2025 in which the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences analyses a number of current threats to academic freedom and calls on various parties to take measures to provide better protection for this freedom in the Netherlands.