Faculty, graduate school, research institute
Refer to the contact person of your faculty, graduate school or research institute for queries relating to:
- the submission of a request for admission to the doctoral programme
- the submission of a proposal for composition of the doctorate committee
- for other specific queries relating to your doctorate
Doctorate Board
Contact the Doctorate Board for questions about:
- the step-by-step instructions for the Doctorate Regulations
- exemption from the legal educational requirements ( for all faculties excepting AMC-UvA)
- your current request for exemption from the educational requirement
Please note: PhD candidates at AMC-UvA must direct any questions about submitting a request for exemption from the legal educational requirement to the faculty contact person, not to the Doctorate Board.
E: CvP-secretariaat-bb@uva.nl
T: +31 (0)20 525 2775 / 4585 / 2698
Contact the Doctorate Board using the email and telephone number below for queries relating to:
- the Doctorate Regulations in general
- ius promovendi (the legal right to present candidates for the conferral of a doctorate)
E: CvP-bb@uva.nl
T: +31 (0)20 525 2754
For information on joint doctorates in general contact jointdoctorate-bb@uva.nl
Office of the Beadle
Queries relating to the procedure from the appointment of the Doctorate Committee onwards should be directed to the Office of the Beadle. These may include:
- booking a doctoral conferral date
- the 3 copies of your thesis
- the doctoral defence ceremony
- the doctoral defence ceremony class
Visiting address
Office of the Beadle
Handboogstraat 6
1012 XM Amsterdam
E: bureaupedel@uva.nl
T: +31 (0)20 525 2808 (office hours: 10:00 - 12:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday)
Postal address address
Universiteit van Amsterdam, attn. Office of the Beadle
Spui 21
1012 WX Amsterdam
University Library
Contact the University Library for queries relating to:
- the submission of your digital doctoral thesis
- the licence agreement
University Library
E: dissertaties@uva.nl
T: +31 (0)20 525 2985 / 2333