Budget for 2024 definitively adopted
On 19 March 2024, the Executive Board adopted the budget for 2024, including an updated Accommodations Plan and ICT Project Portfolio. The Supervisory Board has approved the budget.
Faculty of Science
Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain. With education and research in mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, logic and computer science, we are fully immersed in the entire spectrum of the sciences.
Latest news
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20 years of pushing boundaries with the Msc Brain and Cognitive Sciences
The Brain and Cognitive Sciences master's degree exists for 20 years. On 9th of april lecturers, students, alumni and partners gathered at Pakhuis de Zwijger to celebrate this milestone. -
FNWI introduces girls to Science, Technology and IT on Girls’ Day
There are plenty of vacancies in the field of technology and IT. However, the number of girls and women opting for a career in the STEM fields has been low for years. Therefore, the expertise agency VHTO organises ... -
ERC Advanced Grants for four UvA and Amsterdam UMC researchers
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded prestigious Advanced Grants to UvA academics Prof. Tobias Blanke, Prof. Stefania Milan and Dr Don Weenink. The grants, which amount to 2.5 million euros per project, ... -
Marie Curie funding for Jocelyne Vreede
Dr Jocelyne Vreede of the Computational Chemistry group at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has recently been awarded funding as part of the Marie Curie doctoral network MeChaNiSM. This will enable ... -
Binding dynamics of a stapled peptide targeting transcription factor NF-Y
Researchers from the Computational Chemistry group at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences contributed to research investigating how truncated stapled α-helical peptides interact with the transcription ... -
Trapped in the middle: billiards with memory
Adding one simple rule to an idealized game of billiards leads to a wealth of intriguing mathematical questions, as well as applications in the physics of living organisms. This week, researchers from the University ... -
Enhanced sampling strategies for molecular simulation of DNA
In a review paper that has been recently published in WIREs Computational Molecular Science, researchers of the Computational Science group at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences describe successful ... -
Questions for Rector Peter-Paul Verbeek about protests
As the war in Gaza continues, more and more questions are being raised around the world about the proportionality of Israel's response to Hamas's attacks. Tensions are also rising in the Netherlands. Various ... -
Experimental validation of a reaction network model for drying of fatty acid esters
In a paper in Progress in Organic Coatings, researchers at the Computational Polymer Chemistry group of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences present experimental validation of a mathematical model ...
Education, research & valorisation
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Education
The Faculty of Science offers 11 Bachelors' programmes and 37 Master's programmes with various specialisations.Learn more about our education -
Research
Our research focuses on the major scientific challenges in modern society. To this end, our research institutes work together on leading multidisciplinary research themes.Learn more -
Valorisation
The value of research at the Faculty of Science is boosted by collaborations with application-oriented partners, ranging from start-ups to multinationals.Learn more
Research facilities
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Technology Centre
The Technology Centre supports research groups at the faculty in developing mechanical constructions, electronics, software and glass work for experimental set-ups.Learn more -
Facilities
Did you know there is a Computer Museum, a Greenhouse complex and observatoria at the Faculty of Science?Learn more
