Working at the Faculty of Science means working together with students, PhD candidates and scientists who are focused on their discipline, yet also have a broad view of the world. We are proud of the collegial working environment within the faculty, which is characterised by an ambitious and pragmatic attitude with commitment to the bigger picture. At the Faculty of Science, scientists and students work on fundamental and complex social issues for a sustainable and healthy future. From forest fires to big data, from obesity to malnutrition, from genetics to pharmaceuticals and from molecules to the moon: our teaching and research cover the full breadth of the natural sciences. Scientific teaching and research is highly experimental, technical, computational and interdisciplinary in nature. This is why we collaborate extensively with leading research institutes and industry. The faculty has over 11,000 students studying across 40 educational programmes and employs over 1,600 staff spread over 10 scientific departments, making us the largest science faculty in the Netherlands.
Profile and board
Faculty of Science. Change your world fundamentally
Organisation
The faculty board is responsible for overall management and takes care of policies around education, research, valorisation and operations. The faculty board consists of:
| Dean | Aletta Kraneveld |
| Vice-Dean Education | Jacqueline van Muijlwijk-Koezen |
| Operations Director | Esther van den Hengel |
| Advisory members | |
| Valorisation Director | Iwan de Esch |
| Education Director | Mareanne Karssen |
| Finance Director | Johan Gemser |
| Coördinator Policyteam | Maaike Verbree |
| Coördinator HRM | a.i. Danielle Cohen |
| Support | |
| Coördinator Board's Office | Linda Straetemans |
Audience
The board meets regularly and the audience is allowed to participate with an advisory vote. Currently, these are two students and one staff member:
| Martin van Velzen | staff member |
| Mabel Hoekstra | student |
| Hirad Rasi | student |
Do you have questions or suggestions for the faculty board?
Please contact the Board's Office with any general questions or Board matters.
E-mail: bestuurssecretariaat.beta@vu.nl