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The twin canal-side houses at 145 and 147 on Oude Turfmarkt, which house the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS).
“Science has increasingly moved away from compartmentalised thinking and is looking beyond boundaries more often”
11 mei 2026 - 13:00  
Food forest founder Sacha Brons is giving UvA students on the food forests course a tour of the De Laar food forest.
Food forest course set to become a permanent fixture at the UvA: “An interesting landscape to get you thinking”
29 april 2026 - 15:45  
The real power of influencers lies in their emotions (as long as they are real)
The real power of influencers lies in their emotions (as long as they are real)
29 april 2026 - 07:45  
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Magazine | Democracy in the animal kingdom: “An egotistical dictatorial leader contributes little for the group”
Magazine | Democracy in the animal kingdom: “An egotistical dictatorial leader contributes little for the group”
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UvA ecologist Max Verweg, with master’s students Tol and Yasmin at the water gardens on Lijnbaansgracht.
Those Amsterdam water gardens are lovely. But do they contribute to biodiversity?
6 mei 2026 - 13:59  
UvA researchers draw up roadmap for the Dutch-Colombian climate summit
UvA researchers draw up roadmap for the Dutch-Colombian climate summit
24 april 2026 - 13:00  
For the open science programme, the university must ‘open its gates’
23 april 2026 - 12:31  
Meneer de uil uit het Nederlandse televisie animatieprogramma de Fabeltjeskrant.
Artistic illustration is the common thread running through the history of Dutch television animation
17 april 2026 - 11:00  
Chinese universities are outperforming Western universities. What are the consequences for science?
Chinese universities are outperforming Western universities. What are the consequences for science?
16 april 2026 - 13:18  
Startup Village at Science Park.
Starting a green chemical startup isn’t easy, but it is possible, says this UvA professor
15 april 2026 - 07:45  
“Make sure behavioral scientists are at the table from the start in the next pandemic”
“Make sure behavioral scientists are at the table from the start in the next pandemic”
10 april 2026 - 11:13  
Annelies Dijkstra during her PhD defence in the UvA Auditorium.
UvA aims to prevent PhD delays with tracking system
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Portrait of Gerrit Schimmelpenninck around 1824, painted by Charles Howard Hodges
How we forgot the first prime minister of the Netherlands
7 april 2026 - 13:26  
With new book young researchers aim to break through the cynical mindset in academia
With new book young researchers aim to break through the cynical mindset in academia
2 april 2026 - 12:27  
Climate activists are protesting against Shell under the bridge at the Roeterseiland Campus.
“Climate history shows that things can change very suddenly”
30 maart 2026 - 09:59  
PhD students in the laboratories of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam.
Almost one in two women experiences inappropriate behaviour during their PhD programme
27 maart 2026 - 07:45  
Moluccans on the passenger ship Kota Inten, on 22 March 1951.
75 years of Moluccans in the Netherlands: “A great desire for a space for dialogue”
20 maart 2026 - 11:55  
An audience that’s knitting listens better. Should we all do some needlework during lectures?
An audience that’s knitting listens better. Should we all do some needlework during lectures?
20 maart 2026 - 07:45  
Ultrasound
An unexpected pregnancy isn’t the problem – lack of access to abortion is
18 maart 2026 - 15:21  
Militairen van SFIR-3 stijgen uit, uit een Boeing CH-47D Chinook transporthelikopter.
“The Public Prosecutor conducts unnecessary investigations into the use of force by the military”
13 maart 2026 - 08:00  
Competition is fierce on webcam sex platforms, this dissertation shows
Competition is fierce on webcam sex platforms, this dissertation shows
10 maart 2026 - 08:00  
The wizard’s assistant demonstrates an experiment in The Science of Magic.
The Amsterdam Physics Show aims to break the stereotype that physics is boring
6 maart 2026 - 12:16  
A laboratory setup in which mussels are fed algae containing psychotropic drugs in their cells.
The fish in our canals popped a pill. This PhD candidate wants to do something about it
4 maart 2026 - 15:00  
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