IN NUMBERS, January 2014
UvA Faculty of Science 2013
125 full-and part-time professors
1,566 employees and scientists
4,870 students
Awardes grants 2013
NWO grants (2 Veni, 5 Vidi, 2 Vici) 7.5 M€
NWO Gravity 22.7 M€
ERC grants (2 Advanced, 2 starting) 8.5 M€
VU Faculty of Science and Faculty of Earth and
Life Sciences 2012
145 full-and part-time professors
1,468 employees and scientists
5,062 students (2011)
Awarded grants 2012
NWO grants (i.a. 2 Veni, 3 Vidi, 1 Vici)
1 Starting EU grant
2 Advanced EU grants
Amsterdam University College (AUC) 2012
700 students (900 in 2014)
40 AUC teachers
145 teachers from Free University and University
of Amsterdam
10 supporting staff
Budget 6 M€
Awarded 2012
SIRIUS grant 7.5 M€ (2009-2012)
City of Amsterdam 5M€ (2008-2018)
Sponsoring AUC Scholarship Fund 310 k€
FOM Institute AMOLF 2013
120 scientists (of which 60 PhD’s)
40 technical staff
20 supporting staff
Awarded grants 2013
EU grants 15.1 M€
NWO grants 604 k€
FOM grants 1,450 k€
STW grants 538 k€
CWI 2013
147 researchers
38 professors at Dutch universities
30 supporting staff
22 spin-off companies
Budget 7 M€
Awarded grants 2013
2 ERC Consolidator grants
1 ERC Advanced grand (with UvA)
1 NWO Gravity grant
1 NWO Vidi, 1 NWO Veni
Nikhef 2013
195 researchers (incl. PhD’s and postdocs)
75 technical staff
25 supporting staff
Budget 30 M€
Awarded grants 2013
EU grants 8,701 k€
NWO grants (i.a. Vidi) 2,250 k€
FOM grants 1,814 k€
SURFnet 100 k€
SURFsara 2013
30 research supporting staff
31 computer en networking engineers
12 staff
Budget 14,2 M€
Awarded grants 2013
EU grant 1,130 k€
Netherlands eScience Center (NLeSC) 2013
25 scientists
5 supporting staff
25 projects with Dutch universities and knowledge institutions
Budget 5,4 M€
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MATRIX Innovation Center 2013
Some 105 companies with 635 employees
18,112 m2 floor space for rent divided over 5 multitenant buildings, of which 4,000 m2 lab space
Other companies at Amsterdam Science Park include EGI (European Grid Initiative), AMS-IX (Amsterdam
Internet Exchange), Equinix, Life Science Center, Agendia, Technology Transfer Office, ACE @ Science Park,
Nextstage, Vancis, Venture Labs, Telecity, Amsterdam Scientific Instruments, Photanol, Nikon Instruments
Europe, 1&12 Ventures.
Spinoza Laureates
Heino Falcke, astroparticle physics Nikhef & Radboud University Nijmegen, 2011
Eric Verlinde, theoretical physics University of Amsterdam 2011
Lex Schrijver, mathematics CWI & University of Amsterdam 2005
Michiel van der Klis, astronomy, University of Amsterdam 2004
Robbert Dijkgraaf, mathematical physics, University of Amsterdam 2003
Ad Lagendijk, physics AMOLF & University of Twente 2002
Daan Frenkel, macromolecular simulations AMOLF & University of Amsterdam 2000
Ronald Plasterk, molecular biology University of Amsterdam 1999
Johan van Benthem, mathematical logics University of Amsterdam 1996
Ed van den Heuvel, astronomy UvA-FNWI 1995
Nobel Laureates
Martinus Veltman, physics 1999
Johannes van der Waals, physics 1910
Pieter Zeeman, physics 1902
Jacobus van ’t Hoff, chemistry 1901
Abbreviations
AMS-IX
AUC
CWI
EGI
FOM
Nikhef
NLeSC
NWO
UvA
VU
Amsterdam Internet Exchange
Amsterdam University College
Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science
European Grid Initiative
Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
Netherlands eScience Center
Dutch Organization for Scientific Research
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science
Free University, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences
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