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Political and ideological barriers can shape the progress of academic disciplines, warns Ivan Boldyrev.

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The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded 174 promising researchers from the full breadth of science, sixteen of whom are from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC, with a Veni funding. This will allow the laureates to further develop their own research ideas over the next three years.

Sjors Heefer explored unique solutions to an extension of general relativity as part of his cum laude PhD research.

Danny Blom researched advanced models and their impact on the practice of kidney exchange. Imagine that you are patient in the final stages of renal disease.

On September 8th, mathematician John Einmahl will deliver his farewell speech at Tilburg University.

Dennis Schol defended his PhD thesis at the department of Mathematics and Computer Science on May 16th. The production process of large high-tech manufacturers, such as ASML, is characterized by many parties supplying the components that make up the final product. If these parties can't supply on time, this results in supply-chain delays that may have major financial consequences.

What happens if you put many particles together, take a few steps back, and squint your eyes a bit? Jasper Hoeksema tried to find out.

A digital twin of society that policymakers can use to solve complex social problems: that sounds futuristic.

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to ten researchers from the UvA and the Academic Medical Center (AMC-UvA, part of Amsterdam UMC).