The quality of academic research at the University of Amsterdam is evident from the third-party evaluations conducted by the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU). The VSNU has designated a number of UvA research groups as excellent, including those in the following fields:

• Astronomy
• Biology and Medical Biology
• Chemistry
• Cultural Anthropology
• Economics
• Experimental Physics
• Genetics
• Information Law
• Life Sciences and Genomics
• Linguistics
• Logic
• Mathematics
• Pedagogical Sciences
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Theoretical Physics

Astronomy

Biology and Medical Biology

Chemistry

Cultural Anthropology

Economics

Experimental Physics

Genetics

Information Law

Life Sciences and Genomics

Linguistics

Logic

Mathematics

Pedagogical Sciences

Philosophy

Psychology

Religious Studies

Theoretical Physics