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News

Onderzoek

  • Dutch Universities Sound the Alarm in Brussels: Invest in Education and Research

    Onderzoek

    The European Commission is currently preparing its proposal for the next Multi-annual Financial Framework for the period 2028–2034. During her re-election campaign, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced her ambition to place Research and Innovation (R&I) at the heart of the European economy. In a letter addressed to President von der Leyen, the Association of Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) expresses its appreciation for this pledge but also warns of the significant risks facing Europe if the new budget does not robustly support all facets of R&I. Annelien Bredenoord, President of Erasmus University Rotterdam and UNL’s EU Lead, says: "Europe is facing immense geopolitical and economic challenges. If we fail to make a full commitment to research and innovation, we will continue to lose ground to countries like China and the United States. Yet, this moment also offers a unique opportunity: throughout past crises, the EU has consistently demonstrated its value. It can do so again."

  • Dutch research institutions and Elsevier announce new agreements

    Onderzoek

    UNL, NFU, NWO-i, KNAW, 23 universities of applied science and Elsevier have signed new reading, publishing and Scopus agreements to support the Netherlands’ status as an open access leader

  • Dutch Universities and university medical centres call for investment in strong European research programme

    Onderzoek

    The NFU and UNL have formulated additional recommendations for the European Horizon Europe research programme. As a leading EU programme, Horizon Europe promotes international cooperation and innovation. In view of the ongoing discussions on the continuation of Horizon Europe, the NFU and UNL present an update of their 2023 position paper.

  • Joint Statement on the association of the United Kingdom and Switzerland to Horizon Europe

    Onderzoek

    With this Joint Statement, we – the undersigned European university umbrella organisations – want to express our concerns on the lack of progress and clarity regarding the association of the United Kingdom and Switzerland to the Horizon Europe research framework programme. Two years have passed since the start of the programme without any progress and the delay is causing damage to existing research partnerships between EU, UK, and Swiss knowledge institutions.

  • Universities: ‘A blow to our students and staff’

    Onderwijs

    Solid cuts to education and research in general agreement

    Today, the coalition-forming parties presented their general agreement. The cuts to education, research and innovation came as a major shock to universities. These plans will damage the future of young people and the Netherlands. Jouke de Vries, acting president of Universities of the Netherlands: ‘The cuts to education and science are a blow to our students and staff who are already under enormous pressure. Together with the sharp intervention in the international nature of universities, these cuts are harming our ability to provide quality education and carry out research. This does not match the coalition-forming parties’ ambition to strengthen the knowledge economy and earning power of the Netherlands. With these cuts, we are putting the future of our country's youth at stake.’