Institute of Physics

Physics research and education at our institute covers a wide range of topics - both experimental and theoretical, and ranging from fundamental to more applied.

Black hole pairs may unveil new particles

In a paper published in Physical Review Letters this week, physicists from Amsterdam and Copenhagen argue that close observations of merging black hole pairs may unveil information about potential new particles. The ...
Ig Nobel prize for drunk worms

Daniel Bonn, Antoine Deblais, Tess Heeremans and Sander Woutersen have won an Ig Nobel prize for their research in which they investigate the behaviour of drunk worms as a particular form of active matter.
SolarLab announces 41 PhD vacancies to drive solar innovation in the Netherlands

SolarLab, a key component of the National Growth Fund program SolarNL in which the University of Amsterdam is one of the partners, has announced the opening of 41 PhD positions across the country. This recruitment ...
Three UvA researchers receive ERC Starting Grants

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Starting Grants to three UvA researchers. They are legal scholar Dilek Kurban, physicist Ludovico Lami and computer scientist Dimitris Tzionas. The Starting Grant is a ...
Rubicon grants for Matteo Mazzanti and Ryan van Mastrigt

Physicists Matteo Mazzanti and Ryan van Mastrigt have received an NWO Rubicon grant. The grant allows the researchers, who recently obtained their PhDs, to gain international research experience. Mazzanti will ...
Ten research projects selected for MMD hub grants

To kick-start the new Molecular and Materials Design (MMD) Technology hub, ten research projects were chosen to receive MMD grants. The proposed research projects focus on molecular and material design, creating ...
Emilie Skulberg receives Teylers medal of honour

Historian of Science Emilie Skulberg was awarded the golden medal of honour of the Teylers Second Society, for her entry with motto Coelestem adspicit lucem (“looking at the celestial light”) to the society’s 2021 ...
Daniel Bonn receives second ERC Advanced Grant for research into sprays

Daniel Bonn, professor of complex fluids at the Institute of Physics, has received an Advanced Research Grant of 2.5 million euros from the European Research Council. Bonn will use the grant to make the droplet size ...
CERN70: The case of the (still) mysterious Universe

How much do we still not know about the Universe? What mysteries remain to be solved? In collaboration with the Strings2024 conference, CERN celebrated its 70th anniversary with a panel discussion on the biggest ...
Fruitful kick-off for Research Priority Area ‘AI for Sustainable Molecules and Materials’

On Thursday 30 May 2024, Prof. Peter van Tienderen, Dean of the UvA Faculty of Science, formally kicked off the faculty’s Research Priority Area on AI for Sustainable Molecules and Materials (AI4SMM). Around 80 ...