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VU and UvA give impetus to cooperation

The Executive Boards of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the VU University Amsterdam (VU) are going to further develop cooperation between the two universities. On 16 May 2012, both Boards signed a declaration of intent to this end.

University profile and performance agreements

On 9 December 2011, the Ministry for Education, Culture and Science (OCW) and the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) drew up a general agreement. This accord identified the areas in which performance agreements for Dutch universities will be made for the period 2012 to 2015.

Universitas 21 Ranking: Dutch universities in top 10

Universitas 21, an international network of research universities including the University of Amsterdam, has presented a new ranking for international higher education. The Netherlands has secured ninth place in the Universitas 21 Ranking.

Three UvA professors appointed members of KNAW

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has appointed three professors from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) as members of the Academy. These UvA professors are Carsten de Dreu, André Nollkaemper and Eric Opdam.

UvA researchers show abrupt climatological effects of a solar minimum

In a recent publication in 'Nature Geoscience', a team of researchers including Bas van Geel of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) show new evidence pointing to an important role of the variable Sun in regulating climate change.

Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award 2012 finalists announced

Last week, a jury chaired by Prof. (Louise) Fresco came together to determine the finalists for the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award 2012. A record number of innovative and applicable ideas were sent in this year. The jury has decided to select six finalists.

Nine subsidies from NWO Research Talent programme for UvA research

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has accepted nine proposals from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) as part of the Research Talent subsidy programme of the NWO Division of Social Sciences (MaGW).

FOM 'Projectruimte' grant for UvA physicist Robert Spreeuw

The Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) has awarded a 'Projectruimte' grant to UvA scientist Dr Robert Spreeuw (Institute of Physics) for his project Superatoms and entanglement in an array of atomic ensembles. The grant includes a PhD position, a 1.5-year postdoc position as well as a €128,000 investment budget.

Larger working memory stimulates creative thinking

University of Amsterdam researchers and a fellow researcher from the University of Groningen have discovered that people are more creative if they have a larger working memory. The findings are due to be published shortly in the scientific journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Hubble photographs spectacular star-forming region in the Tarantula Nebula

A spectacular photograph of the turbulent star-forming hotspot called 30 Doradus in the heart of the Tarantula Nebula was released on 24 April 2012 to mark the 22nd anniversary of NASA/ESA’s space telescope Hubble. The photograph was taken by a team of international astronomers, among them Alex de Koter and Hugues Sana at the University of Amsterdam.

Professor Gary Shiu appointed to Van der Waals chair

Theoretical physicist prof. Gary Shiu of the University of Wisconsin will be appointed professor by special appointment to the ‘Johannes Diderik van der Waals’ chair. Shiu has many important contributions to his name, in particular regarding the phenomenology of string theory.

What is the role of religion in European society?

During the conference 'Regimes of Religious Pluralism in 20th Century Europe' the role of religion in 20th century Europe will be discussed with a host of lectures and speakers. The conference is being jointly arranged by the University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam and will take place from 19 April to 21 April

Physicists observe the splitting of an electron

An electron has been observed to decay into two separate particles, each carrying a particular property of the electron. This result is reported in a paper published in Nature by an international team of researchers including theoretical physicist prof.dr. J.-S. Caux from the UvA.

Jan Nijman receives the 2011 Jackson Book Prize for his book Miami: Mistress of the Americas

The 2011 Jackson Book Prize was awarded by the Association of American Geographers to Jan Nijman for his book, Miami: Mistress of the Americas, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

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