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.

Camel feces diarrhea myth debunked

A story about the history of fecal transplantation that is often cited in the scientific and popular literature states that German soldiers in the Second World War treated dysentery with camel feces. A team of ...
Sponges ‘sneeze’ waste

Sponges are among the oldest creatures on Earth and play a key role in many underwater ecosystems. A new study by Niklas Kornder of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and colleagues finds that sponges ‘sneeze’ to ...
European Commission announces three further Marie Curie Fellowships for research at the UvA

Three talented academics - Mikhail Hlushchanka, James Pearson, Francesca Zantedeschi - will receive Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships from the European Commission to conduct research at the UvA, it has ...
Picosecond detectors and algorithms for particle detectors

The FASTER consortium for new, precise picosecond detectors and algorithms for particle detectors was awarded an NWO ENW-XL grant of 3.1 million euros. Main applicant of the consortium is UvA physicist Hella Snoek; ...
Climate targets: collaboration and optimism are essential for the energy transition

‘There’s no alternative for optimism,’ says Professor Bob van der Zwaan. In his view, optimism is the only way the climate targets of the Paris Agreement can be achieved. ‘It’s getting harder, but its still possible."
EPICUR programme receives €18 million grant agreement for its full roll-out

The EPICUR alliance's 2030 strategy towards a Federation of European universities has received an 18 million Euro grant (80% EC funding and 20% co-funding) from the European Commission under the ERASMUS+ programme ...
Astronomers and physicists to probe strong nuclear interaction from all angles

A mostly Dutch consortium of astronomers and physicists are going to probe the strong nuclear interaction from all angles in the coming 5 years. They have been awarded a 3.1 million euro grant to hire 10 young ...
Eduard Bobylev receives NWO Rubicon grant

Chemist Dr Eduard Bobylev of the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has been awarded a Rubicon grant by the Dutch Research Council NWO. He will use this grant to work in the lab of Prof. Jeremiah Johnson at ...
Three UvA researchers receive Rubicon grants

Three UvA researchers who all recently obtained their doctorates have received Rubicons grant from NWO/ZonMw to conduct research at foreign research institutions. They are: chemist Eduard Bobylev, astronomer Ines ...
Start-ups get space at prime location through collaboration between UvA and Ad Hoc

The BG5 building on the Oudezijds Achterburgwal in the city centre has been empty since the end of 2014. Facility Services and Ad Hoc manage buildings like these together to prevent squatting, vandalism and abuse. ...

Amsterdam Science Park Campus

The Faculty of Science is located at Amsterdam Science Park, one of the largest research hubs in Europe. Here, our researchers collaborate with colleagues from – among others – Nikhef, AMOLF and CWI.

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Smart & Green at Amsterdam Science Park

The Faculty of Science has identified Smart and Green as two important valorisation themes. In these videos researchers explain how being located at Amsterdam Science Park helps them to achieve their valorisation objectives.

Camel feces diarrhea myth debunked

Sponges ‘sneeze’ waste

European Commission announces three further Marie Curie Fellowships for research at the UvA

Picosecond detectors and algorithms for particle detectors

Climate targets: collaboration and optimism are essential for the energy transition

EPICUR programme receives €18 million grant agreement for its full roll-out

Astronomers and physicists to probe strong nuclear interaction from all angles

Eduard Bobylev receives NWO Rubicon grant

Three UvA researchers receive Rubicon grants

Start-ups get space at prime location through collaboration between UvA and Ad Hoc

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