News

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) sets the quality standards that pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers must meet to satisfy regulatory requirements. Experience with GMP is therefore a plus when interviewing for a job at a company. But how to gain this experience?Biotech Training Facility...

34 international leading researchers have been able to come to the Netherlands via the Tulip Fund. They will work on issues of urgent importance to the Netherlands. Their arrival will enrich and strengthen our knowledge landscape. About the Tulip FundThe Tulip Fund, established in 2025 by the...

The Proof of Concept Grants are awarded two times this year. For the first round, the European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 182 researchers. Each grantee will receive € 150.000 to explore the commercial or societal potential of their research findings. Thanks to the funding, researchers will...

The 2025 call for ERC Advanced Grants resulted in an € 838 million funding, supporting 319 leading researchers across Europe. With the grants, these senior researchers have the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs.Great results...

EU countries and countries outside the EU have participated in a survey on immigration and mobility of researchers. Based on the input, the Community of Practice (CoP) Supporting mobility and procedures has published a report with some interesting results. Topics covered include:Type of residence...

Were you joined by a spouse or partner when relocating to the Netherlands? And is your spouse/partner looking for a job? UWV EURES offers support to spouses and partners of highly skilled migrants, researchers, self-employed, startups, orientation year permit holders and all EU-citizens. Four-day...

Are you new to the Dutch job market? Or are you getting few or no responses to your job applications? Join the online 'Dutch labour market 101' session and learn the essentials of landing a job in the Netherlands. Receive practical tips to improve your applications and get a chance to ask your...

In January, the EURAXESS Career Ambassadors and the Career Ambassadors from Study in NL joined forces in creating the podcast series ‘Navigating the Netherlands as an international’. The goal? To collect real life experiences about coming to the Netherlands as an international and everything that...

The new Visa Strategy, adopted by the Commission, sets out a framework for a visa policy that is more strategic and that advances the EU’s long-term interests. It should leave the EU better equipped for growing mobility and the consequences of regional instability and geopolitical competition.  The...

Just before the holidays, the European Commission adopted the Horizon Europe work programme for 2026-2027. This means an investment of € 14 billion to boost global research and innovation. New in the work programme: horizontal callsA new element in the work programme 2026-2027 are horizontal calls...