Recent news
Vici grant for Jan Bouwe van den Berg
01-16-12VU mathematics professor Jan Bouwe van den Berg has been awarded an NWO Vici grant of 1.5 million Euro over the next 5 years for his research project "Connecting Orbits in Nonlinear Systems".
STW grant for Rob van der Mei
11-22-11VU professor Rob van der Mei has received a 740,000 Euro subsidy from the STW technology foundation for the project “From Reactive to Proactive Project Planning and Emergency Services” [REPRO]. The project aims to improve the planning of ambulance rides, sometimes literally a matter of life or death.
Grant for VU research in familial DNA searching
10-22-11NWO brings the research everybody knows from the CSI series a step closer to reality.
Winners of the Junior Wiskunde Olympiade 2011
10-22-11On Friday, October 14, the Junior Wiskunde Olympiade took place at the VU for the forth time. A total of 86 students competed for the prizes. Our congratulations to the winners!
VU hosts Junior Wiskunde Olympiade
10-14-11More than 80 talented young mathematicians will be at the VU for the Junior Wiskunde Olympiade 2011.
FEW, VU offering master classes eHealth
06-24-10The VU University Amsterdam is offering five master classes eHealth for managers in health care from September 3. In these master classes, current options of eHealth within health care are presented.
5 stars for VU stochastics
04-12-10The research group Stochastics at the VU University Amsterdam is the only one in the Netherlands to obtain the highest rating in all categories (quality, productivity, relevance, viability) in the recent national Mathematics Research Assessment.
NWO Grants for Federico Camia and Federica Pasquotto
12-04-09Federico Camia won an NWO "vidi" grant. The vidi is a 5-year grant worth 800.000 Euros. Federica Pasquotto won a "MEERVOUD" grant ("MEER Vrouwelijke Onderzoekers als UD", more female researchers as university lecturers). Congratulations to both!
The Berkelmans family hits "De Wereld Draait Door"
11-13-09Guus Berkelmans won the Dutch Mathematical Olympiad 2009. He, his brother Wouter, and their father, our own Wim Berkelmans, were on TV on 13 November in the show "De Wereld Draait Door".
Doing the math to find the good jobs
07-30-09Mathematicians land top spot in new ranking of best and worst occupations.
International Mathematical Olympiad 2011 in the Netherlands
07-30-09The International Mathematical Olympiad in 2011 will be hosted by the Netherlands, partly by VU University Amsterdam. The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the World Championship Mathematics Competition for High School students and is held annually in a different country.
Prof. Aad van der Vaart is new member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
07-30-09The KNAW advises the government on developments in science, stimulates (inter)national scientific cooperation, and is active in evaluating the quality of scientific research.
