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.

Rubicon grant for Liam Bond

Liam Bond, PhD candidate at the UvA-Institute of Physics, has been awarded an NWO Rubicon grant. The grant allows Bond to carry out his project “Why not both? Hybrid qubit-oscillator systems for quantum advantage” at ...
Climate scientists present policy package on eve of Dutch-Colombian summit

This week, the Netherlands, together with Colombia, is organising an important international climate summit in Santa Marta, Colombia. For the first time, the phasing out of fossil fuels is the central focus, a topic ...
HBO Young Talent Award for Milan Boers

HvA student Milan Boers has won the HBO Young Talent Award for his internship research into noise in fiber optic cables. Boers completed his internship in Florian Schreck's lab at UvA, under the supervision of ...
ENW-M grant for Jorik van de Groep and Corentin Coulais

The NWO Science Board has approved a new round of grant applications in the Open Competition Domain Science-M programme. UvA-Institute of Physics researchers Jorik van de Groep and Corentin Coulais have received one ...
Materials – but not as we know them

Active matter can use internal energy to change its shape and functionality when external forces are applied. The study of active materials is a dynamic, modern field of research. A team of physicists from the ...
KNAW appoints Albert Polman to its board

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has elected Albert Polman, group leader at AMOLF and professor at the UvA-Institute of Physics, as member of its board as of September 1. In the board, Polman ...
Materials that learn to change shape

In a new Nature Physics publication, University of Amsterdam researchers introduce human-made materials that spring to life. These ‘metamaterials’ don’t just learn to change shape, but can autonomously adapt their ...
Weave grant for Jan de Boer and Michal Heller

The NWO Science Board has approved the first grant applications within the Weave pilot in the Open Competition Domain Science-M programme. The Weave proposals were submitted to the Flemish research funder Fonds voor ...
Mazi Jalaal receives Oldroyd Early Career Award

The European Society of Rheology has awarded the 2026 Oldroyd Early Career Award to IoP-physicist Mazi Jalaal. The award highlights outstanding, early-career achievements in the field of rheology and for commitments ...
11 February: International Day of Women and Girls in Science

11 February is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Institute of Physics celebrates and thanks its excellent female staff members!