Press and Public

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) is the national research council in the Netherlands and has a budget of more than 500 million euros per year. NWO promotes quality and innovation in science by selecting and funding the best research. NWO manages research institutes of national and international importance, contributes to strategic programming of scientific research and brings science and society closer together. Research proposals are reviewed and selected by researchers of international repute. More than 5000 scientists can carry out research thanks to funding from NWO.

Active information and communication

NWO has an active information and communication policy that focuses on researchers, as well as the media, the general public and other interested parties.

The NWO Divisions, departments, foundations and institutes of and affiliated to NWO are first and foremost responsible for their own communication with their scientific base and other professional target groups. The department of Public Affairs is responsible for contacts with politicians as well as for a number of special projects.

Communication outside office hours: +31 (0)70 344 07 29