Martien Kas appointed member of the KHMW

Martien Kas, Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience at the Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, has been appointed as new scientific member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities. The Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW; Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities) is the oldest learned society in the Netherlands; it was esyablished in 1752 in order "to promote science" (in the broadest sense, including the "arts"). Today, the KHMW comprises of approximately 550 scientific, 400 societal and about 40 international members. In 2026, 31 societal, 28 scientific and 5 international new members were appointed.