Research is carried out within research institutes, centres and schools. Research policy is guided by the University Committee on Research, the central body in charge of advising the Executive Board.
The University Committee on Research (UOC) is an advisory body charged with advising the Executive Board on operational and strategic issues relating to research conducted at the University of Amsterdam. Visit the staff website for more information about the Committee's members and recommendations (staff login required).
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Research activities at each faculty are organised within research institutes, each headed by a research director. The research director is responsible for the quality and relevance of the research and for the Institute’s strategic direction.
The quality of the institutes' research is assessed by independent review committees every six years. Read more about how research assessments are conducted.
Research centres are collaborative, and often interdisciplinary, initiatives on the part of researchers and research institutes that have been set up around a specific research theme.
National research schools bring together research institute from multiple universities. These schools provide high-quality and highly rated PhD programmes. The UvA participates in a large number of national research schools and is the lead organisation in the research schools listed below:
Dutch Scientific Institutes Abroad (NWIB) is a network of institutes offering courses for students and facilities for academic staff and students doing temporary research abroad. The UvA manages the institutes in Athens and Saint Petersburg:
The Netherlands Institute in Athens (NIA) serves as an academic and cultural centre, and coordinates the collaboration between Dutch and Greek academic and cultural organisations.
It offers Dutch academics and students the opportunity to carry out research in Greece, and provides courses and guest accommodation for students and researchers. The NIA helps to raise the profile of Dutch academic research and awareness of opportunities for studying at Dutch partner universities.
The Netherlands Institute in Saint Petersburg (NIP) focuses on Slavic and Russian Studies, Dutch Studies, and Art/General History.
The NIP provides academic courses that are part of study programmes offered at Dutch universities, and facilitates research carried out by the participating universities. It also offers grants and internships and supervises thesis research, individual study programmes and student travel. The institute helps promote Dutch culture and Dutch-Russian academic collaboration.
Other Dutch Scientific Institutes Abroad include: