Science policy & Governance

International Science Council (ISC): Member of the Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS).
KNAW Academic Freedom Reports:
- Co-author of Academische vrijheid in Nederland: Reactie op actuele bedreigingen (KNAW, 2025).
- Co-author of Academische vrijheid in Nederland: Een begripsanalyse en richtsnoer (KNAW, 2021).
Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity: Co-author of the revised national guidelines (2018).
Knowledge Security & Ethics: Contributor to the KNAW Position Paper on Kennisveiligheid (2024).

Knowledge4Policy (K4P): Member of the EU Commission's Evidence-Informed Policy-making group.
Joint Research Centre (JRC) — European Commission:
- Expert contributor to Meaningful and Ethical Communication (2025).
- Co-author of Trustworthy Public Communication & Understanding Our Political Nature (Enlightenment 2.0 initiative).

KNAW Council for the Humanities (Raad van Geesteswetenschappen) (2017-2022)
KNAW Committee Talen voor Nederland: Co-author of the national vision report on language education and diversity (2019).

Keynote / invited talks

Freedom and Responsibility in Science — panel discussion, Royal Society Te Apārangi, Auckland, New Zealand (8 Dec 2025)
On Trust, Freedom, and Responsibility — World Science Forum, Jordan (7 Nov 2017)
On Freedom of Movement and Research — 12th International Human Rights Network of Academies, Panama City (5–9 Oct 2016)
The Freedom of Scientific Research in the Face of Political and Societal Demands — ALLEA General Assembly, Vienna (18 Apr 2016)
Mundus and Kennis op Straat: Two Successful Ways of Communicating Science — KAST-ASM-IAP International Workshop, Seoul (12–13 Jun 2014)

Other Invited Policy Talks and Panels

Science Communication Kick-off, JRC MEC (14 Dec 2022)
Upskilling: From Marie Curie to ERC, Marie Curie Alumni Association (11 Mar 2021)
INGSA 2018: Science Advice in a Changing World, Tokyo (5–8 Nov 2018)
Enlightenment 2.0 meeting — Advisor to the Scientific Board and Reviewer (30–31 May 2018)
JRC/European Commission annual conference, #EU4Facts, Brussels (26 Sep 2017)
INGSA/JRC/SAS Summer School on Migration and Demographic Change, Senec, Slovakia (6–8 Sep 2017)
World Conference on Research Integrity, Amsterdam (28–31 May 2017)
INGSA Principles and Guidelines for Government Scientific Advice, Brussels (28 Sep 2016)
Science and Policy Making: Towards a New Dialogue, European Commission/INGSA, Brussels (29–30 Sep 2016)
Global Sustainable Development Report: How to Present the Issues to Politicians, UN-DESA Expert Group, New York (4–6 Apr 2016)
The Young Academy of the Netherlands, European Young Academies Working Group, Brussels (4–5 Oct 2013)
Evaluating Science, Workshop on Science Academies in Central and Eastern Europe, Minsk (11–12 Jun 2012)

5th World Conference on Research Integrity (2017): Organizing Committee member.
Symposium on Diversity in Science (2016): Organizer, De Jonge Akademie (KNAW).
Shaping the Future of Young Academies (2012): Organizer, De Jonge Akademie (KNAW).