Prof. Dr Marcelo Ackermann has been appointed professor of Physics of Nanolithography at the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam. The position is a joint professorship at UvA and partner university Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).
On Friday 18 September, the whole of Amsterdam will be tidying up the city. For the fifth edition of Amsterdam Cleanup Day, thousands of Amsterdammers will take to the streets to pick up litter. The UvA is taking part again.
Shortly before the summer, the UvA-wide Policy Framework for External Collaboration was adopted. This framework sets out the principles on which the policy for collaboration and its ethical assessment have been developed. It also defines the roles and responsibilities of all those involved and provides guidance for developing faculty-level policies on collaboration with third parties.
Nearly a century after they were first recorded, songs, poems and dances from East Flores returned this month to the communities where they were once documented. The restitution project, led by UvA musicologist Barbara Titus, shows that archives only truly gain meaning in dialogue with the people whose heritage they contain.
Italy responded to events in Ceuta by imposing border controls on travellers arriving from Spain. Germany has once again extended its controversial border controls. Schengen promises free movement across Europe, yet temporary border checks are becoming increasingly common. According to political scientist Lisa Herbig, these measures do more than create queues and missed train connections for EU citizens; they can also erode trust in political actors and fuel hostility towards migrants.
For its review of the Bail Act 1985 (SA), the South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) is now commencing its community engagement, including visits to towns in regional South Australia, to seek input from interested parties and individuals.
A new National Bureau of Economic Research from the University of California San Diego shows that wildfire damage can have long-term economic consequences for households, resulting in income losses, relocation of residents as well as slow rebuilding for several years after a fire.
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UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute hosted three summer internships in semiconductors, game design and AI, giving students hands-on, workforce-ready skills.
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A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego shows that the brain does not simply respond to breathing as a steady rhythm. Instead, the detailed shape of each individual breath is closely linked to the shape of neural activity in brain regions.
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The University of California San Diego has received a grant of more than $1 million from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support a national research project examining how entrepreneurs access financing during the earliest stages of the small business lending process.
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A research team at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found a way to distinguish the magnetism that clay materials acquire over time from the magnetism those materials acquired the day they were made, giving museums everywhere a chance to detect fake artifacts.
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A new study suggests this twist arises from how the rapidly growing spine develops around the gut, offering fresh insight into one of nature’s most unusual body plans.
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AUG 31, 2026 | Julie Jansen From left: UAH mascot Charger Blue; Brian Niswonger, a senior majoring in kinesiology; Joshua Kolby a 2026 aerospace engineering graduate; UAH President Dr. Don Leo, UAH President; and Dr. Dave Puleo, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Michael Mercier | UAH Brian Niswonger, a senior majoring in kinesiology, was named the AACE Intern of the Year, while Joshua Kolby, a 2026 aerospace engineering graduate, was named AACE Co-op of the Year. The stu
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