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How VU academics are joining forces for a better world

Ever since it was founded, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has stood for value-driven research with a strong social focus.

Society today faces myriad challenges. We embrace these challenges with a multidisciplinary vision and a collective approach to our four profile themes: Human Health & Life Sciences, Connected World, Science for Sustainability and Governance for Society. Our researchers work together within and across disciplines and themes, in collaboration with partners in government, the non-profit sector and the business community.

VU Amsterdam offers a high-end research infrastructure with multiple interdisciplinary institutes of national and international renown. This approach yields a wealth of fundamental and applied research, attracts prominent academics from the Netherlands and abroad, and gives a boost to the city, region and society.

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PhD Defences

24 January 2025

PhD defence J.K. Gool

PhD Defences

24 January 2025

PhD defence M.A. Franczak

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

24 January 2025

Inaugural lecture prof.dr.ir. F.H. van der Meulen

PhD Defences

27 January 2025

PhD defence H. Moreno Dumont Goulart

Social events

28 January 2025

ABRI Writing Boost 2024-2025

PhD Defences

28 January 2025

PhD defence R. Wang

Lectures

28 January 2025

ABRI Lunch Seminar Paula Ungureanu

PhD Defences

28 January 2025

PhD defence A.B. Bisong

PhD Defences

29 January 2025

PhD defence A.M. van Erkelens

PhD Defences

29 January 2025

PhD defence S. van Almenkerk

PhD Defences

29 January 2025

PhD defence F. Amarilli

Congresses & symposia

30 January 2025

Conference: Shared Pathways to a Sustainable and Just Future

PhD Defences

30 January 2025

PhD defence M.K.M. Gardeniers

PhD Defences

30 January 2025

PhD defence J. Koschel

Lectures

30 January 2025

Using art for social change: A lecture by Rebecca Yeo

PhD Defences

31 January 2025

PhD defence I.J.C. Leijen

PhD Defences

31 January 2025

PhD defence E.M. Vromen

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

31 January 2025

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. R.F.G. Toonen

PhD Defences

03 February 2025

PhD defence S.H.M. Peersman

PhD Defences

03 February 2025

PhD defence F.M. Yasrebi - De Kom

PhD Defences

04 February 2025

PhD defence A. Kücükosmanoglu

PhD Defences

04 February 2025

PhD defence I. Stroganova

PhD Defences

04 February 2025

PhD defence A.A. Milburn

PhD Defences

05 February 2025

PhD defence S. Bruins

PhD Defences

05 February 2025

PhD defence M.L.M. Hoencamp

PhD Defences

06 February 2025

PhD defence K. van Eer

PhD Defences

06 February 2025

PhD defence A.J. Khalil

PhD Defences

06 February 2025

PhD defence E. van Urk

Presentations

06 February 2025

Ahmadreza Marandi: Robust Spare Parts Inventory Management

Networking & meeting

Lectures

06 February 2025

The multiple sides of waste

PhD Defences

10 February 2025

PhD defence P.P. Che

PhD Defences

10 February 2025

PhD defence M. Öttl

PhD Defences

11 February 2025

PhD defence S.C.M. Luijten

PhD Defences

11 February 2025

PhD defence F. Terrana

PhD Defences

12 February 2025

PhD defence R.J. Arntzen

PhD Defences

13 February 2025

PhD defence E.J. Mertens

PhD Defences

13 February 2025

PhD defence C.J.C. de Geus

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

13 February 2025

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. B. Visser

PhD Defences

14 February 2025

PhD defence M.J. Berkhout

PhD Defences

14 February 2025

PhD defence K. Azijli

PhD Defences

14 February 2025

PhD defence M.L. Stolwijk

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

14 February 2025

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. A.E. Oderkerk

PhD Defences

18 February 2025

PhD defence J.M. bij de Weg

PhD Defences

18 February 2025

PhD defence N. van Veenendaal

PhD Defences

19 February 2025

PhD defence S. Portegijs

PhD Defences

19 February 2025

PhD defence D. Sclosa

PhD Defences

20 February 2025

PhD defence S.C. Renckens

PhD Defences

20 February 2025

PhD defence Y.H.H. Goertz

PhD Defences

21 February 2025

PhD defence Y. Li

PhD Defences

21 February 2025

PhD defence K.B. Rombouts

PhD Defences

21 February 2025

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. B. Bosma

PhD Defences

26 February 2025

PhD defence N.Z. Valin

PhD Defences

27 February 2025

PhD defence N.A. Dieleman

PhD Defences

27 February 2025

PhD defence E.S. van den Ende

PhD Defences

28 February 2025

PhD defence N. van der Wielen

PhD Defences

28 February 2025

PhD defence C. Trentin

PhD Defences

28 February 2025

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. Scheper

Information sessions

03 March 2025

ERC information session by RVO

PhD Defences

06 March 2025

PhD defence A.L. Mitchell

Congresses & symposia

06 March 2025

ASI Symposium: The role of science in times of polarisation

Presentations

07 March 2025

ABRI Lunch Seminar Dominik Siemon

Lectures

11 March 2025

ABRI Lunch Seminar Triparna de Vreede

Lectures

Debates & conversations

18 March 2025

LEARN! Research Seminar by Nienke Ruijs

Presentations

07 May 2025

ABRI PhD Day 2025

Congresses & symposia

Workshop

22 May 2025

LEARN! Annual Conference 2025

Congresses & symposia

18 June 2025

Critical and Alternative Thinking on Governance Workshop

Courses

19 June 2025

KIN Summer School 2025

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