Council for Physics and Chemistry launches its own website www.raadns.nl
Since April, the Council for Physics and Chemistry (Raad voor de Natuur- Scheikunde) en has its own website (available in Dutch only) on which, for example, all previously published documents can be found such as the manifesto Koester het fundament (Invest in basic science) that was published in February. In that manifesto, the Council calls for a strengthening of the natural sciences disciplines and in doing this it builds further upon the recommendations of the Breimer Committee in the report 'Koersvast' [Staying on course].
The Council for Physics and Chemistry is chaired by Robbert Dijkgraaf. It was established in 2016 at the recommendation of the Minister for Education, Culture and Science, Jet Bussemaker, by Jasper Knoester (chair Committee of Deans of the Faculties of Science), Ben Feringa (chair former NWO Division for the Chemical Sciences) and Niek Lopes Cardozo (chair former FOM Foundation).
More information
More information about the Council for Physics and Chemistry can be obtained from Hendrik van Vuren, secretary, +31 30 600 12 25.