Facts and figures
Expenditures
In 2010, NWO made an investment of 741 million euros for the financing of top research and top researchers, innovating instruments and facilities, and for institutes that conduct top research. NWO thus finances the research of more than 5,300 talented scientists at universities and institutions.
The amounts mentioned below are presented according to the Lines of Action of the 2007-2010 strategy Science Valued!
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(x €1000) |
2010 |
% of total |
2009 |
% of total |
|
|
universities |
425,780 |
57% |
376,352 |
58% |
|
|
NWO-institutes1 |
165,040 |
22% |
140,860 |
22% |
|
|
other research institutes2 |
48,909 |
7% |
50,208 |
8% |
|
|
other |
60,031 |
8% |
50,949 |
8% |
|
|
NWO bureau |
39,392 |
5% |
33,947 |
5% |
|
|
total |
741,280 |
652,316 |
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How many FTEs did NWO finance in science?
|
in FTEs |
2010 |
2009 |
|
|
universities |
|
4,411 |
|
|
NWO-institutes |
|
1,407 |
|
|
other research facilities |
|
306 |
|
|
bureaus |
|
385 |
|
Results
With her funds NWO enabled scientists to gain high quality results, as published in for instance in scientific magazines and books3...
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2010 |
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|
publications in refereed4 magazines |
8,943 |
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|
publications in non-refereed magazines |
714 |
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|
books and monographs |
327 |
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|
chapters in books |
1,237 |
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|
PhD theses |
774 |
||
|
conference papers |
1,161 |
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...and in other publications and products (such as patents, professional publications for a wider audience and other research output).
|
2010 |
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|
professional products and publications |
540 |
||
|
professional publications for a wider audience |
211 |
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|
patents |
42 |
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|
other research output |
5,037 |
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| 1 | Including the NWO funds acquired in competition. | |
| 2 | Knowledge institutes such as TNO, NKI, KNMI, KNAW institutes, etc. | |
| 3 | The classification in these categories is based on the Standard Evaluation Protocol (SEP). This classification differs from the method of previous years. Therefore, no comparison has been made with 2009. | |
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