The nights are drawing in. But as the season of goodwill approaches, it seems unlikely that science and scientific researchers in the Netherlands can look forward to a prosperous New Year. Faced with the second abdication of a government in the space of 12 months, and confronting the lowest economic growth rate forecast for any EU country in the coming year, the Netherlands parliament had to make...
Nederland begint, althans politiek, steeds meer Zuid-Europese trekken te vertonen. De ooit zo noeste en saaie politiek is nu binnen één jaar voor de tweede maal haar roer kwijt en zwalkt tussen rechts en links. In mei van het afgelopen jaar werd dat bewerkstelligd door de flamboyante politieke columnist Pim Fortuyn, die in zijn eentje in twee maanden een politieke beweging uit de grond stampte. E...
BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX As a high school student in the Netherlands, I dreamed of a career in which I could pursue my interests in chemistry and biology. I never imagined my career would take me to Toronto and connect me to the whole spectrum of research and development in arthritis. Early in the morning, my husband, a public affairs manager with a major television network, and I get our two pr...
