Congratulations to Alberto Nicotina for his new role within ACELG. Since September 2026, Alberto is an Assistant Professor of European Law at the University of Amsterdam. His research interests focus on federal ...

Climate change and climate adaptation are rapidly altering the risks of flooding and extreme rainfall in the Netherlands. Banks and insurers need reliable risk information in order to underpin premiums, capital ...

On 1st of September, Elisabeth Schöyen joined the Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance (ACELG) as an Assistant Professor of European Law. Her areas of expertise are EU Disability Law, Labour Law, and Social ...

Door klimaatverandering en klimaatadaptatie veranderen de risico's van overstromingen en extreme neerslag in Nederland in rap tempo. Banken en verzekeraars hebben betrouwbare risico-informatie hierover nodig om ...

ACELG welcomes three new PhD candidates to the centre, spanning research topics including corporate power and the effects on markets and society, sustainable digital infrastructure and european law.

Dr Geraldo Vidigal, Associate Professor of Public International Law and International Trade Law at the Amsterdam Law School and member of the Amsterdam Center for International Law, delivered a Legal Opinion on 8 ...

Kunnen jongvolwassenen in het digitale tijdperk van tegenwoordig nog wel voldoende tijd voor zichzelf nemen? Is dat met alle smartphones en digitale platforms niet lastiger geworden? Niet per se, stelt Liza Keessen ...

Explore what happens when people with different—and sometimes conflicting—experiences meet, and how dialogue can foster understanding, connection and new perspectives.

Extreme heatwaves disrupt life in soil. Soil bacteria that produce and resist antibiotics switch into survival mode, temporarily reducing the number of resistance genes. At the same time, heat and drought are causing ...

Extreme hittegolven raken ook het leven in de bodem. Bacteriën die daar antibiotica maken én zich ertegen wapenen, schakelen bij zulke hitte over op pure overleving. Daardoor neemt het aantal resistentiegenen in ...

Learn about AISSR Impulse grant and researcher Dominic Teodorescu investigating why far-right, anti-Roma parties are gaining support in Roma-concentrated areas of Romania

Two UvA Institute of Physics PhD students, Charly Bolhuis and Bernardo Dias, have won prizes for their papers at the conference Metamaterials 2026 in New York.

Twee promovendi van het UvA-Institute of Physics, Charly Bolhuis en Bernardo Dias, hebben prijzen gewonnen voor hun papers op de conferentie Metamaterials 2026 in New York.

What does it mean when a young person seems to know the difference between right and wrong, but still repeatedly crosses the line? For professionals working with adolescents who display problematic or transgressive ...

Wat betekent het als een jongere het verschil tussen goed en kwaad lijkt te kennen, maar toch steeds weer over de schreef gaat? Voor professionals die werken met adolescenten met problematisch of grensoverschrijdend ...

Judges are often accused of sitting in an ivory tower. Wrongly accused, says Nienke Doornbos, associate professor of Sociology of Law at the University of Amsterdam. She researched courtroom culture in civil cases, ...

Are you a UvA student with a drive for innovation? Which course is really missing from the UvA curriculum? Join the Create a Course Challenge 2026! The best idea will be developed into an elective course for all UvA stud

Ben jij een UvA student met innovatie drang? Welk vak mist nou echt in het UvA curriculum? Doe mee met de Create a Course Challenge 2026! Het beste idee zal uitgewerkt worden tot een keuzevak voor alle UvA studenten.

At the UvA, open science takes shape through researchers, students and staff who aim to share knowledge as openly as possible. This week we highlight the OSCAward winning project AbSolution and ENCORE.

Open science krijgt aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam een gezicht door onderzoekers, studenten en medewerkers die kennis zo open mogelijk willen delen. Deze week de spotlight op AbSolution en ENCORE.