Celebrating 50 years of Nikhef

Thursday Oct 30, 2025, 12:30 PM → 6:00 PM Europe/Amsterdam

Oosterhuiszaal (De Rode Hoed)

Clara Nellist, Daan van Eijk, Eveline Schram - Post (Nikhef), Ivo van Vulpen, Melissa van Beekveld, Vanessa Mexner

 

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Doors Rode Hoed open

1:30 PM → 1:50 PM Nikhef: 50 years of curiosity

Speaker: Jorgen D'Hondt

1:50 PM → 2:10 PM Collider Physics at CERN, past, present and future plans

Speaker: Mark Thomson

2:10 PM → 2:30 PM Nikhef and the Future of European Science

Speaker: Robbert Dijkgraaf

2:30 PM → 3:00 PM Panel discussion (NWO / OCW / Maastricht University)

Speakers: Marcel Levi (NWO), Oscar Delnooz (OCW), Pamela Habibović (Maastricht University)

3:00 PM → 3:15 PM Photo opportunity with (former) Nikhef directors

3:15 PM → 3:45 PM Coffee break

3:45 PM → 4:05 PM Active Student Engagement in High School Physics Education

Speaker: Anita Tol

4:05 PM → 4:25 PM The well-intentioned expectations of society

Speaker: Lara Veldt

4:25 PM → 4:45 PM Technology driven innovation, Nikhef technology in search of a market

Speaker: Hans Brouwer

4:45 PM → 5:05 PM The flavours we hold. How values shaped at Nikhef evolve beyond.

Speaker: Serena Oggero

5:05 PM → 6:00 PM Drinks