Dutch learned society
The
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
(
Dutch
:
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
,
abbr.
KNAW
) is an
organization
dedicated to the advancement of
science
and
literature
in the
Netherlands
. The academy is housed in the
Trippenhuis
in
Amsterdam
.
In addition to various advisory and administrative functions it operates a number of research institutes and awards many prizes, including the
Lorentz Medal
in theoretical physics, the
Dr Hendrik Muller Prize
for Behavioural and Social Science and the
Heineken Prizes
.
Main functions
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The academy advises the Dutch government on scientific matters. While its advice often pertains to genuine scientific concerns, it also counsels the government on such topics as policy on careers for researchers or the Netherlands' contribution to major international projects. The academy offers solicited and unsolicited advice to parliament, ministries, universities and research institutes, funding agencies and international organizations.
- Advising the government on matters related to scientific research
- Providing a forum for the scientific world and promoting international scientific cooperation
- Acting as an umbrella organization for the institutes primarily engaged in basic and strategic scientific research and disseminating information
Members and organization
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The members are appointed for life by
co-optation
. Nominations for candidate membership by persons or organizations outside the academy are accepted. The acceptance criterion is delivered scientific achievements. Academy membership is therefore regarded as a great honor, and prestigious. Besides regular members, there are foreign members and corresponding members. Since a new membership system was introduced in 2011 there will be no new corresponding members. Each year a maximum of sixteen members are appointed to the academy.
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The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has long embraced the entire field of learning. The Royal Academy comprises two departments, consisting of around 500 members:
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- Science (mathematics, physics,
astronomy
, life sciences, and engineering sciences)
- Humanities and Social Sciences (humanities, law, behavioural sciences and social sciences)
Both departments have their own board. The departments, in turn, are divided into sections. The highest organ in the academy is the general meeting of members, the united meeting of both departments. The president was
Frits van Oostrom
until 1 May 2008, after which he was succeeded by
Robbert Dijkgraaf
. Both van Oostrom in his leaving address and Dijkgraaf in his inaugural address have voiced their worries about the low level of funding in science in the Netherlands compared to almost all other western countries. A list of presidents of the academy is as follows:
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History
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During the
Kingdom of Holland
, it was founded as the
Koninklijk Instituut van Wetenschappen, Letterkunde en Schoone Kunsten
(Royal Institute of Sciences, Literature and Fine Arts) by
Lodewijk Napoleon
on May 4, 1808. In 1816, after the occupation had ended, it was renamed to
Koninklijk-Nederlandsch Instituut van Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schoone Kunsten
. In 1851, it was disbanded and re-established as the
Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen
and in 1938 obtained its present name. Since 1812, the academy has resided in the
Trippenhuis
in Amsterdam.
The institute was awarded the
Gouden Ganzenveer
in 1955.
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Research institutes
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The following
Research institutes
are associated with the KNAW:
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Young Academy
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De Jonge Akademie (The Young Academy) is a society of younger science researchers, founded in 2005 as part of the KNAW. Ten members are elected each year for a term of five years; members are scientists between 25 and 45 years old and are selected for a record of excellence in their research. It was modelled after the similar
German
Junge Akademie and both of these academies in turn were used as models for the
Global Young Academy
.
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Society of Arts
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The Society of Arts (Akademie van Kunsten) is a society of prominent artists from various disciplines, including architecture, visual arts, dance, film, photography, literature, music and performing arts. Its aim is to be the place "for debate about the value of art in society and about the relationship between art and science".The Society of Arts was established by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014. Both are seated in the 17th century Trippenhuis in Amsterdam.
At the start the Society of Arts had 19 members. Each year the number of members increases with 6 new members who are offered a membership for life. In 2022 the Society of Arts has 76 members. Members of the Society of Arts are elected by nomination. Anyone can nominate leading artists from all disciplines who have distinguished themselves on the basis of demonstrable artistic achievements.
See also
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References
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1808 ? Signed: Louis
, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2013-09-20.
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b
Contact
, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2013-09-20.
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History of the Academy
, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2013-09-20.
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a
b
"The Academy's members"
. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
. Retrieved
24 January
2016
.
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"Voormalige presidenten KNAW - KNAW"
.
knaw.nl
(in Dutch)
. Retrieved
2023-10-30
.
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"Laureaten De Gouden Ganzenveer vanaf 1955"
. Stichting De Gouden Ganzenveer. 2009
. Retrieved
2009-07-28
.
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"The Academy Institutes"
. Retrieved
11 July
2016
.
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"The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience"
. KNAW. Archived from
the original
on Aug 7, 2016
. Retrieved
11 July
2016
.
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Loerts, Hanneke (June 2009),
"De Jonge Akademie, a new and a leaving member meet"
(PDF)
,
Newsletter of the Graduate School for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences
: 1?3, archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 2009-11-23
.
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Bruck, Tilman; Beaudry, Catherine; Hilgenkamp, Hans; Karoonuthaisiri, Nitsara; Salah el Din Mohamed, Hiba; Weiss, Gregory A. (April 2010),
"Empowering Young Scientists"
(PDF)
,
Science
,
328
(5974): 17,
doi
:
10.1126/science.1185745
,
PMID
20360070
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