Vision and assessments
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a leading international research institution that values, promotes and rewards excellent research.
The UvA enables researchers to perform ground-breaking research combining a broad research palette with quality by investing selectively in research priority areas.
Benchmarking provides the main basis for the continuous improvement of research achievements. The UvA evaluates the achievements of individual researchers by means of international recognition, in the form of prestigious grants, awards and prizes and/or admission to major academies of arts and science. The UvA invests in fundamental research and the resulting innovations.
Strategic investment in research
As the UvA has a limited research budget, the UvA’s research profile embraces focus and selectivity. A number of research priority areas have therefore been selected and excellent researchers have been appointed to the research domains in which the UvA aims to raise its international profile.
More information on UvA research priority areas
Excellent researchers as human capital
Although upscaling, teamwork and interdisciplinarity are key factors in many research areas, the UvA also realises that research achievements and reputations are the result of the excellence of individual researchers. The UvA therefore nurtures excellence among researchers regardless of whether their work contributes to the strategic development of the University’s research priority areas.
Excellent PhD programmes
The UvA recruits outstanding PhD students and offers them a stimulating environment in which to conduct their research. High-quality PhD research and training are at the heart of a research-intensive university, both as a contribution to ongoing research and as an investment in the future.