The Dutch outgoing cabinet is investing more than 160 million euros in seven research projects at Dutch universities. The projects revolve around cybersecurity and the chemical storage of electricity, among other things.
The investments are being made under the long-term Gravitation Program, the Dutch government said in a press release. Research teams from Dutch universities can receive an investment after selection by an 'independent committee of international top scientists' and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, or NWO. To achieve this, the projects must be among the world's best or have the potential to achieve this.
The seven selected studies relate to various sectors: “It concerns research into mechanical stresses in plants, better understanding of proteins in our body, cyber security, therapy against blindness, the chemical basis of mental illness, crisis response and chemical storage of electricity.”
The government shares a small description of the studies, but does not go into detail about the exact setup. TU/e, where research into cybersecurity is underway, further explains that it is investigating how critical data leaks can be resolved in a different way. Now the 'break-and-patch cycle' would dominate the current approach, but according to the researchers this could be done differently.
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