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Amsterdam students to explore quantum-optical chemical catalysis
26 May 2018
As part of the Top Sector Chemistry Student Competition 2018, three Amsterdam students plan to apply quantum optical concepts to chemical catalysis and in doing so open up a new route for sustainable chemical ...
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‘Transient machine’ MeerLICHT inaugurated in South Africa
25 May 2018
On Friday May 25, the MeerLICHT telescope has been inaugurated at the Sutherland Observatory, South Africa. MeerLICHT (‘more light’ in Dutch) is an optical telescope that will be an ‘eye of the MeerKAT radio array’, ...
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Isotope effect reveals non-cooperative water dynamics in salt solutions
23 May 2018
Water molecules surrounding ions behave in a much less cooperative way than they do in bulk water. This follows from a study on the isotope-dependent dielectric response of salt solutions, which has just been ...
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UvA students win National Interuniversity Mathematical Olympiad 2018
22 May 2018
The UvA team ‘Mückenheim Transfinity’ has won the 14th edition of the National Interuniversity Mathematical Olympiad (LIMO). The team of the University of Amsterdam consisted of Mike Daas, Wouter Rienks, Siebe ...
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New issue Amsterdam Science magazine out now
22 May 2018
The seventh issue of Amsterdam Science is out now. Read it online or pick up your copy in the hall of the Faculty of Science, and learn what scientists in Amsterdam are working on.
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Ellen Backus receives Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein prize
21 May 2018
The German Bunsen Society has awarded the Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein prize to physicist Ellen Backus, for her original and unique experimental contribution to unravel the structure and dynamics of molecules, especially ...
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Researchers discover new male variant of bulb mite
18 May 2018
The bulb mite (Rhizoglyphus robini) is a common pest of numerous crops. Male bulb mites display one of two reproductive tactics and are classified as ‘fighters’ and ‘scramblers’. Biologists from the University of ...
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Sparkling launch for new HIMS spin-off 'Spark904'
15 May 2018
Spark904, a new spin-off company of the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, provides analytical and spectroscopic services on demand. On 9 May the company was officially launched ...
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The slipperiness of ice explained
8 May 2018
Everybody knows that sliding on ice or snow is much easier than sliding on most other surfaces. But why is the ice surface slippery? This question has engaged scientists for more than a century and continues to be ...
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ABC grant to study social learning
8 May 2018
An interdisciplinary team of UvA scientists received an ABC project grant from the Amsterdam Brain and Cognition centre to study the causes and consequences of social learning. One of the researchers involved is ...
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Out of the box, into the Universe
7 May 2018
Some call it the pearl of Amsterdam Science Park: 'Universe 9', the sphere by artist Robbert van der Horst. Last summer, it 'landed' at the park. Now, you can not only admire it from the outside, but also book it as ...
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UvA alumni win international Sustainability Challenge
7 May 2018
UvA Earth Sciences alumni made it to the finals of DigitalGlobe's international GBDX for Sustainability Challenge. Their winning project, Global Green City Watch, makes it possible to monitor the quality of green ...
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ACE named top incubator in Netherlands
4 May 2018
On Friday, 4 May, the magazine Emerce published its list of best e-businesses, the Emerce100. The Amsterdam university incubator ACE has been awarded the top spot in the category Incubators.
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Sander Bohté, professor by special appointment of Cognitive Neurobiology
1 May 2018
Dr S.M. Bohté (1974) has been named professor by special appointment of Cognitive Neurobiology, specialising in Computational Neuroscience, at the University of Amsterdam (UvA)'s Faculty of Science. The chair was ...
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Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence officially launched
26 Apr 2018
Science and business in the Netherlands are joining forces in the field of artificial intelligence. Today, the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) will be officially launched at Amsterdam Science ...
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Scientists plan major European AI-hub
24 Apr 2018
Max Welling, professor of Machine Learning at the University of Amsterdam, is among a group of European leading scientists with plans to establish a vast multinational institute devoted to world-class artificial ...
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Lecturer in the Spotlight: Lars van der Heide
24 Apr 2018
Neuroscientist Lars van der Heide coordinates the Molecular Neurosciences track of the Master’s programme Biomedical Sciences. He also lectures in the Bachelor’s programme Psychobiology. His research focuses on the ...
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New method predicts emergent behaviour in complex systems
24 Apr 2018
An international team of researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the University of Geneva has shown that information processing features can accurately predict the emergent behaviour of complex ...
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Corentin Coulais nominated for New Scientist talent award
24 Apr 2018
UvA physicist Corentin Coulais has been nominated for the title of Scientific Talent 2018, a competition organised by the New Scientist magazine. Coulais, who researches machine materials, is among 25 nominees from ...
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Inequality in science funding
24 Apr 2018
New research shows that winners of a large research grant programme in the Netherlands have a 2.5 times greater chance of obtaining a follow-up grant than nonwinners. The research, which focused on NWO Vidi Grants, ...
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