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.
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27 February 2020
The facilities of the FNWI Visualization Lab of Robert Belleman have been used, among other things, to develop an AR application in which 3D reconstructions of archaeological objects can be placed in a learning ...
27 February 2020
NWO has awarded Christof Monz (ILPS research group) a prestigious Vici grant for a research program on multi-parallel neural machine translation.
26 February 2020
The evolution of colour vision might be closely linked to the availability of food. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), found that ...
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Teaching
Students at our faculty learn first-hand about the most recent research developments. They experience the expertise, enthusiasm and passion with which lecturers practise their discipline. Challenged to explore major ...
Research
Research at the Faculty of Science focuses on the major scientific challenges in modern society. Research institutes work together on leading multidisciplinary research themes. They forge connections with partners in ...
Valorisation
The value of our research is boosted by collaboration with application-oriented partners. The Faculty of Science is positioned at the beginning of the knowledge value chain. Through further development in society or ...
Research facilities
Technology Centre
The Technology Centre supports research groups at the faculty in developing mechanical constructions, electronics, software and glass work for experimental set-ups.
Facilities
Smart & Green at Amsterdam Science Park
The Faculty of Science has identified Smart and Green as two important valorisation themes. Here, Max Welling, professor of Machine Learning, and Gadi Rothenberg, professor of Heterogeneous Catalysis & Sustainable Chemistry explain how being located at Amsterdam Science Park helps them to achieve their valorisation objectives.