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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Latest edition of Nikhef magazine DIMENSIES explores scientific boundaries
DIMENSIES, Nikhef’s Dutch language public magazine, is all about exploring boundaries this spring. In his foreword director Stan Bentvelsen calls the thirst for always wanting to look further…
SEP review committee lauds Nikhef: exemplary connecting institute
The National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef plays an exemplary connecting role in the Dutch research landscape. So judges an international committee in its six-year SEP evaluation. The…
Americans and CERN to work more closely together
The US and CERN will work more closely together to develop major research facilities, starting with feasibility studies on the FCC-ee Higgs factory. This was agreed upon the…