National Institute for Subatomic Physics
Welcome to Nikhef. We are the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics. Our institute performs research into the elementary building blocks of our Universe, their mutual forces and the structure of space and time.
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Nikhef physicist Paul Kuijer passed away
To our great sorrow, we received the sad news of the passing of Paul Kuijer. Although Paul had been retired for a number of months, he was undiminishedly…
NWO-XL grants for three groundbreaking research lines at Nikhef
Three Nikhef projects receive funding from NWO within the ENW-XL Open Competition. These include the future Einstein Telescope, research into the Higgs boson and research into the universe….
Nikhef researchers in new management team KM3NeT collaboration
At the most recent meeting of the KM3NeT collaboration, a new management team was elected for the next two years, including two Nikhef researchers. Together with the new…