Today is Princes Day: the beginning of the new parliamentary year. The caretaker cabinet presents the Budget Memorandum and National Budget for the coming year, and all political parties call attention to what they believe should happen in the coming months. This year is particularly special due to the upcoming elections. NWO urges to choose knowledge and thus cherish Dutch research.
Our researchers work at a high level every day on issues that directly impact our lives and the future of the Netherlands.
A stalled housing market, an overloaded healthcare system, pressure on our safety, and questions about migration: knowledge is the foundation for new ideas, insights, and applications and thus contributes to tackling the big questions we face. Thanks to the tireless efforts of our researchers at Dutch knowledge institutions, new solutions and insights are emerging every day that help us move forward.
Marcel Levi, chairman of NWO: Our scientists work at a high level every day on issues that directly impact our lives and the future of the Netherlands. They help us stay healthy longer, contribute to a safer society, provide new insights into the migration issue, and think along about sustainable solutions for the housing shortage in the Netherlands, as evidenced by the four stories of the researchers we are presenting today on Princes Day. Although this is just a glimpse of the many stories of researchers we could tell: researchers who contribute every day to our broad societal prosperity, our strategic autonomy, and the economy. Investing in this is investing in the future.
Four researchers speak
Especially for Princes Day, NWO lets four researchers speak about their project. Each of them is building a better future with their research. Why is their research necessary? And how does it help the Dutch, now and in the future? They will tell you today, on Princes Day. Science always looks further ahead; not only on Princes Day but 365 days a year.
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