Listen Breadcrumb Home Evaluation NWO Life2026 Evaluation NWO Life2026 Thank you very much for attending NWO life2026. Please let us know how you experienced NWO life, so we can improve our events in the future. It will only take a few minutes to fill in this evaluation. Thank you for your cooperation! Items with an asterisk are required General What is your research position? What is your research position? - Select -ProfessorAssociate professorAssistant professorPostdocPhDTechnicianStudentOther (please specify): Other (please specify): What was your main role at NWO Life2026? Participant Speaker Poster/demo presenter Exhibitor Track chair IPN/PRIO member Programme chair/steering group member Other, namely Please fill in your role How did you hear about NWO Life2026? Social media Email NWO newsletter My colleague/group leader University newsletter/poster/website Research Community Graduate school Other, namely Please fill in how you heard about NWO Life2026 Please select all that apply. What made you decide to attend NWO Life2026? The scientific programme I wanted to share my research I wanted to meet new people I was interested in other fields Other, namely Please specify what made you decide to attend NWO Life2026 What was your main reason for attending NWO Life2026? What is for you the main take-home message of NWO Life2026? In your opinion, what was the highlight of the NWO Life programme? Invited speakers and/or keynote speakers Parallel sessions Poster sessions Social programme Interaction with other participants Other, namely Please specify what In your opinion the highlight was of the NWO Life programme Did you attend the Strategic Evening on 27 May? Yes No About the programme To what extend did this conference facilitate in Questions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fostering interactions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Making new connections? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Making useful connections? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gaining knowledge outside your own research field? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Inspiring you with the keynote and invited speakers? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Connecting with companies from industry? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Creating a platform to present your research? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fostering unexpected interactions? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Did you connect with scientists from other fields than your own? Yes No Not sure How do you rate the following sessions Questions Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Not applicable Focus sessions Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Not applicable Plenary sessions Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Not applicable Keynote presentations Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Not applicable The workshops Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Not applicable The evening programme of 28 May Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Not applicable Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 indicates a less positive experience and 5 indicates a more positive experience. Did you speak to any of the participating companies on the exhibition floor? Yes No What (type of) companies/partners would you like to see at the next edition of NWO Life? Did you speak to any of the participating companies on the exhibition floor? Yes No Would you recommend the NWO Life conference to your peers? Yes No Will we see you again at NWO Life2027? Yes No Would you like to explain why not? Do you have any additional remarks? Strategic evening How did you hear about the strategic evening? Via my employer (e.g. information provided via your institute or supervisor) Email (including newsletters) LinkedIn Word-of-mouth Other, namely Please specify how you heard about the strategic evening What was the main reason you decided to attend the strategic evening? Interest in the theme Networking Role in policy/leadership Other, namely Please specify your main reason why you decided to attend the strategic evening Would you encourage a colleague to go to a future edition of the strategic evening? Yes No Would you like to explain why? Was the theme of the strategic evening clear to you in advance? Yes No NWO sent out a survey in preparation for the Strategic Evening. Did this survey prepare you for the strategic evening (regardless of whether you filled it out or not)? Yes No Would you like to explain why? The goal of this evening was to continue the discussion about the life scientist of the future and devise what is needed to recognise, nurture, and flourish talent in the life sciences. The programme was aimed at inspiring and facilitating interaction and networking. How well did the evening reach its goal? Questions 1 2 3 4 5 How well did the programme facilitate interaction with other guests? 1 2 3 4 5 How well did the moonshot presentation frame the discussions for the evening (first speaker on stage)? 1 2 3 4 5 How well did the pitches stimulate discussion (regarding education, research, society, and industry) 1 2 3 4 5 1 - Not at all – 5 – Completely How did you experience creating roadmaps and the plenary discussion at the end of the evening? Would you encourage a colleague to go to the strategic evening? Yes No Questions about the programme Questions 1 2 3 4 5 How did you appreciate the inclusion of an art performance during the strategic evening? 1 2 3 4 5 How would you rate the relevance of the lectures to your situation? 1 2 3 4 5 How did you experience the plenary interaction with the speakers? 1 2 3 4 5 1 - Not at all – 5 – Completely What topics would you have liked to also discuss or discuss longer? No Yes, namely Please fill in which topics you would have liked to discuss or discuss longer Is it clear to you what the next steps are for NWO, the Round Table, the Dutch Biology Council, and the research communities, and how you can contribute? Yes No Would you like to explain why? What is one concrete aspect we could improve for a future edition? Privacy statement Personal data held by us are carefully processed and protected. You can read more in our privacy statement. Leave this field blank
