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 .
10-471: Lorentz Medal is a distinction awarded every four years by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences . It was established in 1925 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the doctorate of Hendrik Lorentz . The medal is given for important contributions to theoretical physics , though in the past there have been some experimentalists among its recipients. The first winner, Max Planck,
20-462: The Global Young Academy . 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
30-989: The Lorentz Medal in theoretical physics, the Dr Hendrik Muller Prize for Behavioural and Social Science and the Heineken Prizes . 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. The members are appointed for life by co-optation . Nominations for candidate membership by persons or organizations outside
40-538: The KNAW: 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
50-636: 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
60-480: 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. The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has long embraced
70-531: The entire field of learning. The Royal Academy comprises two departments, consisting of around 500 members: 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
80-534: 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: 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
90-402: Was personally selected by Lorentz. Eleven of the 23 award winners later received a Nobel Prize . The Lorentz medal is ranked fifth in a list of most prestigious international academic awards in physics. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences In addition to various advisory and administrative functions it operates a number of research institutes and awards many prizes, including
100-595: 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. The following Research institutes are associated with
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