Institute of Physics

Physics research and education at our institute covers a wide range of topics - both experimental and theoretical, and ranging from fundamental to more applied.

From kitchen to classroom: New Culinary Science course offers refreshing perspective on learning science

In a new educational initiative at the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Science, food professionals contribute to an appealing course teaching the basics of physics, chemistry and biology through cooking. Both ...
ERC Consolidator Grant for Jordy de Vries

Theoretical physicist Jordy de Vries (UvA Institute of Physics and Nikhef) has received an ERC grant for precision calculations on, among other things, three forms of beta decay. These calculations could solve ...
Nine UvA researchers receive ERC Consolidator Grants

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Consolidator Grants to nine UvA researchers. The laureates are: Thijs Bol, Jaron Harambam, Eirini Karyotaki, Patty Leijten, Dora Matzke, Matthijs Rooduijn, Yatun ...
Florian Schreck receives funding for cutting-edge research on photonic chips

Eighteen research projects are jointly awarded more than 16 million euros for technological research on photonic chips. The funding comes from NWO and the National Growth Fund programme PhotonDelta. This investment ...
Decoding dark matter’s imprint on black-hole gravitational waves

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to reveal the presence of dark matter and help determine its properties. The key is a new model, ...
A nanoscale chameleon

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, a team of scientists from the University of Amsterdam have developed a material that can reflect different colours of light, depending on how it is stretched. The results ...
APS Dissertation Award for Jonas Veenstra

Jonas Veenstra has received the American Physical Society’s Dissertation Award in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics for his PhD thesis “Animating metamaterials with non-reciprocity”.
Why does a faucet drip?

Some phenomena in our daily lives are so commonplace that we don't realize there could be some very interesting physics behind them. Take a dripping faucet: why does the continuous stream of water from a faucet ...
Documentary series “Wetenschap in de Achtertuin” brings science to life

The Landelijk Overleg Bètadecanen has awarded a grant to the University of Amsterdam and video producer Editcompany to produce the new science series "Wetenschap in de Achtertuin" ("Backyard Science"). Presented by ...
EBRAINS-Neurotech: Building the next generation of brain technology

Over the past decade, neurotechnology – the science of connecting technology directly with the brain – has grown at an astonishing pace. This field is developing devices that can monitor or even influence brain ...