[staff-physics-and-astronomy-HL-UHD-UD] Input for the new Physics Vision Report for the Netherlands

[Juan Rojo]

Dear all,

The Dutch Physics Council is composing a new Physics Vision Report for 
the Netherlands.

The report will form the basis for a future sectorplan and other future 
funding opportunities aimed at strengthening physics research. It will 
also highlight to politicians and policy makers the essential role
of sustained investments in fundamental science. Education and the links 
between physics, chemistry, and other disciplines are integral part of 
the new vision.

Please see the attached document for more details

The VU, together with all other Physics departments and research 
institutes in NL, is invited to provide feedback for this important 
initiative. Collecting and consolidating the feedback from our dept will 
be done by Roberta and Matz, outgoing and incoming VU representatives in 
the Dutch Physics Council.

For this, we will organise a Town Hall meeting to discuss our input, 
likely on the second week of January (VU feedback needs to be submitted 
on Jan 19th). Please stay in the lookout for the invite.

Before this Town Hall meetings, please provide input for the different 
questions raised by the DPC in this Teams document

https://vunl.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/BETA-PRJ-Coordinate-and-Comunicate-Department-Affairs/Shared%20Documents/06.%20Research/2026%20Dutch%20Physics%20Vision/2026%20Physics%20Vision%20VU%20Town%20Hall%20Meeting.docx?d=w633c81e0bf834ef8a9232fd358259c67&csf=1&web=1&e=sYxETf

this way, we can use your feedback as starting point for the discussion.

When providing feedback (which can be done at the PI level but also at 
the Section level) it would be good to also survey options for 
Defence/resilience related research in our department, and discuss how 
this could be included seamlessly in our Vision. A new sectorplan for 
Physics may happen, but also OCW is committed to contribute to 
Defence/resilience related research. So a good narrative here could only 
increase our chances.

Many thanks in advance for your feedback on this very important topic!

Best,

Juan (also on behalf of Roberta and Matz)

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Prof. Dr. Juan Rojo
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Science, VU Amsterdam
De Boelelaan 1081, 1081HV Amsterdam
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Nikhef Theory Group, Science Park 105,
1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Webpage: http://www.juanrojo.com/
Zoom: https://vu-live.zoom.us/my/juanrojo
E-mail: j.rojo at vu.nl
         j.rojo at nikhef.nl
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