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Dutch Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf visits ETpathfinder

On 23 May, Minister Dijkgraaf of Education, Culture and Science visited Maastricht. He also visited the gravitational wave laboratory ETpathfinder. In addition to the official part of the programme, he...

3rd Industrial Advisory Board meeting

On Friday 29 April, 80 people attended a meeting of the Industrial Advisory Board in Maastricht. It was the 3rd meeting of this joined advisory board of the projects ETpathfinder,...

Guido Derks appointed as Einstein Telescope manager

The Dutch Province of Limburg will appoint Guido Derks as manager for the Einstein Telescope as of 1 June. In this way the Province strengthens the organisation of the project,...

Dutch government embraces plans for Einstein Telescope in border region South-Limburg

The Dutch government intends to conditionally allocate 42 million euros from the Dutch National Growth Fund to the Einstein Telescope, and is also reserving 870 million euros for a future...

Walloon Einstein Telescope Conference connects science, politics and economy

On 18 March, ULiège and the Euregio Meuse-Rhine organised the Walloon Einstein Telescope Conference. This event offered all Walloon players the opportunity to be informed about the many facets of...

Einstein Telescope at 4th German-Dutch Borderlands Conference

On 31.03.2022, the 4th German-Dutch Borderlands Conference will take place in the Aachen Coronation Hall. During the conference, new goals of cross-border cooperation will be presented and a balance sheet of...

Einstein Telescope on KanaalZ

At the end of January, the Belgian KanaalZ broadcasted an item about the Einstein Telescope. This can be viewed online. Topics include cross-pollination and spin-off, economic impact and the ETpathfinder...

ERC Starting Grant for mirror pioneer Jessica Steinlechner

University lecturer and Nikhef researcher Jessica Steinlechner of Maastricht University is awarded a starting grant from the European Research Council for her research on advanced mirrors for gravitational wave detectors....

Einstein Telescope submitted to Dutch National Growth Fund Advisory Committee

The Einstein Telescope project proposal meets the entry criteria of the Dutch National Growth Fund and has been submitted to the Advisory Committee. The Ministers of Economic Affairs and Climate...

Science and industry team up in project ‘Einstein Telescope Technologies’

There are a lot of studies and projects going on to prepare the border area of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands for the Einstein Telescope. The newest project is Einstein...