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How is the financing of terrorism combated in court?
In the ‘War on Terror’, combating the financing of terrorist groups plays a central role. Political scientist Tasniem Anwar investigated how this fight is put into practice in court. -
Can we always show our positive emotions to others?
Can we always express positive emotions, and to everyone? No, state psychology researchers from the University of Amsterdam who mapped expression norms for positive emotions. -
The brain’s mechanisms for vision depend on other senses
Every moment of our awake lives, images fall onto our eyes and go through a series of processing steps in the brain to inform us about what is going on in the world. A team of researchers led by the University of ... -
Unusually fast beaked whale has special deep-sea hunting strategy
An international team of biologists has successfully used biologgers to reveal insights into the lifestyle and hunting behaviour of the little-known species Sowerby’s beaked whale. The team’s first results show that ... -
Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. Among the team are several UvA scientists. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the ... -
Millions in funding allocated to research into ‘the algorithmic society’
In the framework of the Gravitation programme, the cabinet is awarding 21.3 million euros to the research project ‘The algorithmic society’, led by UvA University Professors Natali Helberger and Claes de Vreese. One ... -
Borys from Ukraine and Anna from Russia receive support from the UvA emergency fund
They are both 20, are studying for a Bachelor’s and have received help from the emergency fund set up by the UvA together with the Amsterdam University Fund after Russia invaded Ukraine. The war in Ukraine has turned ... -
UvA scientists create highly detailed 3D reconstruction of a human brain
An exhaustive map of the human brain has been a long-sought goal of neuroanatomists. Noninvasive imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allow scientists to investigate the healthy living human ... -
Online Study Space wins award for most innovative project
Art Libraries Society / The Netherlands (ARLIS / NL) has declared the Online Study Space to be the best and most innovative project during the COVID-19 crisis. Established to offer online support to students during ...