Transnational collaboration between FIUs is made possible by the legal grey zone within which they are able to operate fairly autonomously and independently. This concludes political scientist Pieter Lagerwaard.

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) plans to research its own involvement in the Netherlands’ history of colonialism and slavery. The research project will consist of two parts. It will begin with a preliminary study ...

There’s PFAS coming out of our taps. New research by Mohammad Sadia, PhD candidate at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) – University of Amsterdam (UvA) shows that drinking water produced ...

The surface of Teflon – the non-stick coating in your pan – is incredibly slippery. Thanks to research carried out at the Institute of Physics (UvA) and research centre ARCNL, we finally know where this slipperiness ...

Are the highest-paid jobs with the highest prestige performed by the smartest people? No, say sociologists who used unique information about 59,000 men to uncover the connection between intelligence and wealth.

Why are human brains three times larger than those of our closest living relatives? A diverse, high-quality diet and a long childhood in which we learn complex ways to acquire and gather food could be a major ...

The UvA will not enter into research collaborations with Shell or similar companies for the time being. A discussion with students and staff needs to be concluded first, according to the Executive Board. In recent ...

On 11 February, it’s the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This day is dedicated to promoting full and equal access to and participation in science for everyone. Role models are an important way to ...

Using evidence from India political scientists from the University of Amsterdam and University College of London analyzed under what conditions political parties incite violence.

Winter is coming to an end; the last nights of below zero temperatures are here. In the morning, one still spots the occasional icicle on a gutter or car bumper. When you look at these icicles carefully, you may ...