NWO funds three large-scale research infrastructure projects involving Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus MC

The LSRI programme enables the development and renewal of essential research facilities that strengthen the Dutch scientific landscape.

Projects with Erasmus as main applicant 

The Macroscope

Main applicant: Dr. Tom Emery, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Consortium partners: Sound & Vision, Statistics Netherlands, Netherlands Institute for Social Research, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, Huygens Institute, Delft University of Technology, Leiden University, Utrecht University, University of Amsterdam, Radboud University, and others.

The Macroscope will be the world’s first facility enabling researchers to study complex societal issues at scale, through secure and responsible access to interconnected datasets. Building on infrastructures such as ODISSEI and CLARIAH, it strengthens the Netherlands’ leadership in data-driven social and humanities research. 

Projects with Erasmus MC or EUR as partner 

AMICE – The Dutch Infrastructure of Advanced Multimodal Imaging Centers 

Main applicant: Dr. M. Bernsen, Erasmus MC.
Consortium partners: Amsterdam UMC, LUMC, Radboudumc, Eindhoven University of Technology, UMC Groningen, UMC Utrecht, Maastricht University, Wageningen University & Research.

AMICE will develop a national infrastructure for advanced imaging technologies that allows scientists to look inside the human body to better understand health and disease. It will improve data sharing and reuse, enhancing both efficiency and scientific progress in life sciences. 

UTOPYS – Understanding Large and Complex Power Systems 

Main applicant: Prof. Dr. P. Palensky, Delft University of Technology.
Consortium partners: Erasmus University Rotterdam, CWI, Radboud University, University of Groningen, SURF, Eindhoven University of Technology, University of Twente, Utrecht University.

UTOPYS will develop the world’s largest academic real-time simulator for power systems. This infrastructure enables researchers to analyse and design future energy networks powered by renewable sources. Erasmus University contributes expertise in market design and regulatory frameworks.