AYA is a network of promising young Amsterdam-based scientists who push the boundaries of their own fields of research. AYA was founded in 2018 by several Amsterdam-based members of the Young Academy (De Jonge Akademie) and is dedicated to interdisciplinary research, societal dialogue, and science policy.

The ten new members of this year are:

UvA (University of Amsterdam):

• Micha Heilbron, Brain and Cognition (UvA Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences)
• Alberto Pérez de Alba Ortíz, Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences and Informatics Institute (UvA Faculty of Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science)
• Gulnaz Sibgatullina, History, European Studies, and Religious Studies (UvA Faculty of Humanities)

Amsterdam UMC

• Callista Mulder, Reproductive Biology (AUMC)
• Elena Rampanelli, Experimental Vascular Medicine (AUMC)
• Dirk Jan Stenvers, Endocrinology and Metabolism (AUMC)

VU (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

- Maarten Bolhuis, Criminology (VU Faculty of Law)
- Laura Dreissen, Physics (VU Faculty of Science)
- Giuliana Spadaro, Experimental and Applied Psychology (VU Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences)
- Kristina S. Weißmüller, Political Science and Public Administration (VU Faculty of Social Sciences)