Internal research support: departments and faculties within the VU
Research support on faculty level
Every VU faculty has a research support office that can answer your questions and support you in various steps of your research.
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Religion and Theology
- School of Humanities
- Faculty of Science
- School of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Law (Dutch)
- Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences
- Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA)
- Medical Faculty
VU’s central research support services
- Project Control: Contact your project controller in advance to construct an accurate budget for your project. You can find an overview of project controllers here;
- University Library: Research Data Management ensures reliable verification of results, and permits new and innovative research built on existing information;
- Legal: Do you need to sign a grant agreement or a consortium agreement for your collaborative grant? Please contact the Institutional and Legal Affairs team before signing a legal document;
- Network Institute: Are you developing digital technologies as part of your project? Strengthen your proposals by collaborating with VU’s Network Institute. A dedicated technical team can develop prototypes or test beds to meet your project’s needs. Do you want to know more? Contact Ivano Maltova;
- For medical research governed by the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO), visit the METc (Medical Ethics Committee);
- For research with animals, visit webpage of the Animal Welfare Body of VU Amsterdam-VUmc.
Aurora
Aurora is a European network of 10 research-intensive universities. All members prioritise the social impact of their work and maintain active engagement with their local communities. With a focus on Sustainability & Climate Change, Digital Society & Global Citizenship, Health & Wellbeing, and Diversity & Identity, Aurora universities share the ambition of supporting and fostering excellent research and innovation. Check out the research resources across Aurora you can get access to.
RISP: Research and Impact Support Portal
Make sure to visit the Research and Impact Support Portal (RISP)to learn all the steps you need to take to conduct your research.