Have you ever thought about the impact your research or idea could have outside academia? Would you like to explore how you can increase the impact you are already making? IXA offers a learning path on valorisation and impact. The aim? To inspire you and make you aware of the power of creating va...

Have you ever thought about the impact your research or idea could have outside academia? Would you like to explore how you can increase the impact you are already making? IXA offers a learning path on valorisation and impact. The aim? To inspire you and make you aware of the power of creating va...

Francesca Fama will defend the dissertation 'Waltz of the Atoms: Collective Behaviors in a Sr Stream'. Supervisor is Prof. F.E. Schreck. The co-supervisor is Dr S.A. Schäffer.

Nienke Wieringa will defend the dissertation 'Mud matters. The significance of effect-based sediment quality assessment'. Supervisors are Prof. M.H.S. Kraak and Prof. ir. P.F.M. Verdonschot. The co-supervisors are Dr S.T.J. Droge and Dr T.L. ter Laak.

Melanie Hafdi will defend the dissertation 'Risk identification and prevention of cognitive decline and dementia'. Supervisors are Prof. E. Richard and Prof. W.A. van Gool. The co-supervisor is Prof. E.P. Moll van Charante.

Tom van Sonsbeek will defend the dissertation 'Combining Images and Text for Improved Medical Image Understanding'. Supervisor is Prof. M. Worring. The co-supervisor is Dr X. Zhen.

Alessia Romagnolo will defend the dissertation 'From tissue to network: computational modeling of drug-refractory epilepsies'. Supervisor is Prof. E.M.A. Aronica. The co-supervisors are Dr J.D. Mills and Dr ing. E.A. van Vliet.

The UvA will be striking against budget cuts in higher education. On Monday, 17 March, UvA employees will stop their work and take part in all-day actions against budget cuts. Join us!

Suzanne van Wouw will defend the dissertation 'LXR-Regulated Proteins: The Key to Unlocking Cholesterol Homeostasis'. Supervisor is Prof. N. Zelcer. The co-supervisor is Prof. M.P.J. de Winther.

In this Seminar, Professor Giorgio Monti will present his most recent paper on The Commission's Article 102 TFEU project: towards a less economics based approach?

Aidan Slattery will defend the dissertation 'Self driving labs for the optimization of photochemical processes'. Supervisor is Prof. ing. T. Noël. The co-supervisor is Dr T. den Hartog.

During the Week Against Racism, the CDO organises a tour through The Black Archives in Amsterdam Zuidoost.

In light of the Islamic fasting month 'Ramadan', we warmly invite you to join us for our annual Iftar ('breaking of the fast') at VOX-POP. We offer a welcoming space to everyone who is practicing Ramadan to break their fast and share this ritual with us and fellow UvA students and colleaugues. Th...

Traditional ‘neutral’ and ‘objective’ journalism has long been regarded as the gold standard of reliable reporting within conflict settings. But who gets to be perceived as neutral and objective? Who holds the power to tell the stories? And which stories get told? During this programme, SPUI25 in...

Ludovica Guarneri will defend the dissertation 'Wavefront shaping with 2D excitonic metasurfaces. Large-area, atomically-thin optical elements leveraging exciton resonances.'. Supervisor is Prof. A. Polman. The co-supervisor is Dr J. van de Groep.

Saugata Barat will defend the dissertation 'Exoplanets through time: Atmospheric Characterization of Young Transiting Planets to Trace Signatures of Early Evolution'. Supervisor is Dr J.M.L.B. Désert. The co-supervisor is Dr A. Oklopčić.

Connor Deacon-Price will defend the dissertation 'The Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 in Acetonitrile on Copper'. Supervisor is Prof. G. Rothenberg. The co-supervisor is Dr A.C. Garcia.

We are celebrating because it is Book Week! We open Tine Tabak's Queer Bodies programme series with an evening of poetry and literature. Readings by Melissa Knollenburg, Pete Wu, Steff Geelen and Hannah Chris Lomans, among others. And editor Ilse van Oosten of Publisher HetMoet will be present to...

Laura Mulder will defend the dissertation 'Mind the gap! Inequalities in democratic support among adolescents'. Supervisors are Prof. T.W.G. van der Meer and Prof. S.L. de Lange. The co-supervisor is Dr E. Harteveld.

Winnie Vos will defend the dissertation 'Exploring the therapeutic potential of immune checkpoint modulation in preclinical models of inflammatory diseases'. Supervisors are Prof. M.P.J. de Winther and Dr T.T.P. Seijkens. The co-supervisors are Dr L.A. Bosmans and Dr ir. J.J. Wentzel.

As part of the Week Against Racism, VOX-POP and student association Offscreen present a screening of Fruitvale Station (2013). This powerful film tells the true story of Oscar Grant, a young Black man who was fatally shot by the police on New Year’s Eve 2008. The film offers a poignant look at in...

How can academics and museum professionals research the provenance of a colonial museum collection? And can we trace possible ‘involuntary loss of possession’ or looted objects? During the colonial era, a variety of objects were taken to the Netherlands, often against the will of their original o...

Martijn Klaver will defend the dissertation 'Advancements in the invasive treatment of atrial fibrillation'. Supervisor is Prof. L.V.A. Boersma. The co-supervisor is Dr J.C. Balt.

How can art be used to enact meaningful change in the city? Students of the BSc Global Arts, Culture and Politics course 'Visual Art & Power' have identified power imbalances they view as relevant and urgent for the city of Amsterdam. This Ideas Fair presents their posters in which they propose p...

Fréderique Broers will defend the dissertation 'Underneath the Surface: Advanced Synchrotron Techniques for the Study of 17th Century Oil Paint in Three Dimensions'. Supervisors are Prof. K. Keune and Prof. K.H.A. Janssens. The co-supervisor is Dr F. Meirer.

Joost Burger will defend the dissertation 'Tough choices in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: indications, implants and new technologies'. Supervisor is Prof. G.M.M.J. Kerkhoffs. The co-supervisors are Prof. P.A. Nolte and Dr H.A. Zuiderbaan.

Yannick Elshot will defend the dissertation 'Head and neck skin cancer. The clinical applications of reflectance confocal microscopy'. Supervisors are Prof. M.A. de Rie and Prof. M.W. Bekkenk. The co-supervisors are Prof. A.J.M. Balm and Dr M.B. Crijns.

Julia Offermans will defend the dissertation 'Convergence and divergence. Comparing symptom expression of and treatment for (parents of) children with ASD and those with ADHD'. Supervisors are Prof. S.M. Bögels and Prof. B. Orobio de Castro. The co-supervisors are Dr F.J.A. van Steensel and Dr E....

How can we comprehend the connection between politics and music? In what ways does ‘the canon’ shape national identity, and how do policies and grassroots movements influence this dynamic? By exploring the sounds of national identity, the Think Tank of the Opera Forward Festival 2025 presents its...

Teska Schuurman will defend the dissertation 'Tailored care in fertile women with cancer'. Supervisor is Prof. F.C.H. Amant. The co-supervisors are Dr C.A.R. Lok and Dr N.E. van Trommel.

There is no shortage of problems facing media researchers today, from fake news and the impact of AI to economic constraints on creative production; but what about the problems we face in *doing* media research? At a time when the need for critical media research is so great, this event is an att...

This afternoon, we will delve into the complex challenges and promising opportunities surrounding representation in media technology. The event will focus on the progress made toward inclusivity and critically examine how current technological innovations interact with and impact the representati...

Leila Atmowihardjo will defend the dissertation 'Pulmonary vascular hyperpermeability in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome'. Supervisors are Dr L.D.J. Bos and Prof. M.J. Schultz. The co-supervisor is Dr J. Aman.

Fangbin Hou will defend the dissertation 'The role of root exudates in drought-induced changes in soil carbon cycling'. Supervisor is Prof. ir. F.T. de Vries. The co-supervisors are Dr B. Jansen and Dr W.E. Morriën.

Today’s form of capitalism is organized on principles of information and communication, the domain of what used to be called “cybernetics”. At work as well as in our free time, we merge with our computers, networks, and, increasingly, artificial intelligence. What does it mean to live under this ...

Tom Reijnders will defend the dissertation 'On the host response to infection, and its clinical implications'. Supervisor is Prof. T. van der Poll. The co-supervisors are Dr A. Saris and Dr H. Peters-Sengers.

Michael Peters will defend the dissertation 'Running for Maendeleo: Friendship, Hope, and Respectability Among Kenyan Distance Runners in Japan'. Supervisor is Prof. E.M. Moyer. The co-supervisor is Dr L. Musariri.

Floris Mosselman will defend the dissertation 'Creating violent conflict. An ethnography about relationships, culture, and emotions in conflict situations among Dutch youths'. Supervisors are Dr D. Weenink and Prof. G.M.M. Kuipers. The co-supervisor is Prof. M.R. Lindegaard.

Jelle Blankestijn will defend the dissertation 'Exploring heterogeneity in respiratory disease through systems biology: a precision medicine approach'. Supervisor is Prof. A.H. Maitland-van der Zee. The co-supervisor is Dr M.I.A. Ibrahim.

As part of Queer History Month, the second edition of the Queer Bodies series explores the rich and often overlooked history of lesbian archives and their role as acts of resistance. How do we ensure that lesbian histories are not erased but remain sources of knowledge and activism?