For their academic achievements and social impact, they regularly receive national and international plaudits in the form of prestigious awards, appointments and grants. See below for our hall of fame.
The Spinoza Prize, awarded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), is the most prestigious scientific distinction in the Netherlands. For this reason, it is also known as the ‘Dutch Nobel Prize’. Laureates receive €2.5 million to spend on research as they see fit. The prize is awarded to academics who conduct outstanding, pioneering and inspiring research. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is very proud of the researchers who have received a Spinoza Prize in recent years.
Toby Kiers
Yvette van Kooyk
Piek Vossen
Marjo van der Knaap
Dorret Boomsma
Bob Pinedo
Peter Nijkamp
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