PhD research

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Every year, around 500 doctoral degrees (PhDs) are conferred at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Currently about 60 PhD students are working on their research at the Amsterdam School of Economics. Topics vary from financial econometrics to entrepreneurship and innovation.

How to become a PhD student

The main route to becoming a PhD student at the Amsterdam School of Economics is to follow the intensive 2-year Research Master's programme at the Tinbergen Institute (TI). The aim of this excellent Master's programme in economics, econometrics and finance is to prepare students for further academic research. In the 2 nd year of the Research Master's programme, students are usually assigned a supervisor, based on their research interests. Students who are assigned a supervisor from ASE have the opportunity to apply for a PhD position at our School.

For fields not covered by the TI, and for specific projects, vacancy announcements are posted on the website of the University of Amsterdam.

Candidates who are financially self-supporting (usually those who wish to pursue a PhD next to an appointment in a company or elsewhere) can apply for an external PhD. The conditions are stated in below document 'External PhD students ASE'.

Tinbergen Institute

Tinbergen Institute (TI) is one of Europe's top graduate schools and research institutes in economics, econometrics and finance. The institute uniquely combines the best of 3 leading universities in the Netherlands: the University of Amsterdam (UvA), VU University Amsterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). TI offers a Research Master's programme in Economics (with 3 tracks: Economics, Econometrics and Finance) as well as PhD opportunities under expert supervision by our international research fellows. With 30 nationalities in the institute and 70% of our students coming from abroad, Tinbergen Institute provides a truly international experience. The 3 universities also work together in the joint Research Master's Business Data Science .

Overview of PhD students

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PhD Council

At the beginning of 2021, the UvA Economics and Business PhD council was started. It represents the interests of all PhD candidates at the Faculty of Economics and Business, from both the Amsterdam School of Economics and the Amsterdam Business School. Aim of the council is to be a sounding board for organisational developments within the faculty that concern PhD candidates. In addition to this, they want to stimulate interaction and communication between PhD students at different sections and departments.

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PhD programme

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  • PhD applications
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After obtaining a master degree or a research master degree, candidates can apply for a PhD position in the Dutch system of higher education. The main task of a PhD candidate is to do research and write a dissertation. PhD candidates spend about 75% of their time on their PhD research project. The rest of time is for their education (about 15% of the time) and tasks in teaching (about 10% of the time). The PhD position usually takes 3 - 4 years and sometimes longer in case of a part-time appointment.

The Research Institute of Child Development and Education (RICDE) and the Graduate School of Child Development and Education (GSCDE) closely collaborate to train (research) master students and PhD candidates to become competent and self-reliant researchers who can substantially contribute to the research programmes, and subsequently make a successful career in research inside or outside academia.

PhD candidates are supervised by at least two experienced researchers, a full professor who acts as promotor and one daily supervisor often an assistant or associate professor who can also act as co-promotor. PhD candidates are embedded in the programme group where their research is conducted and fully participate in the research activities and lab meetings of the supervisors’ research lines.

PhD monitoring

All PhD candidates are asked to complete a report that contains information about their research project (description), a publication plan and table of content of their thesis, and an education programme form. This form is updated every year. If the information gives reason for concerns about the progress of the project, the research director contacts the candidate and supervisors to resolve stagnation or problems. PhD candidates are also encouraged to contact the research director themselves, should they experience any problems or stagnation. 

Training and supervision plan

At the start of a PhD project, PhD candidates hand in a description of the project and planning (PhD monitoring form), and draw up a training plan, which specifies (a) the general skills the PhD candidate needs to further develop; (b) the national research school of which the PhD candidate will become a member; (c) courses, conferences or workshops that he or she will attend; (d) the size of the PhD training programme (in EC). The education and supervision plan must be approved by the Graduate Studies Committee and the national research school.

Monitoring of progress of the PhD candidate

In the first year of the PhD project, the first formal evaluation takes place after 9 months and before 12 months. At the same time the PhD candidate updates the progress report (PhD monitoring form), and the promotor writes a letter about the continuation of the project, in which he or she addresses the following criteria: quality of the written work to date, independence, knowledge and skills, academic attitude, and English proficiency. The decision to continue or end the project will be taken within the first 12 months on the basis of these criteria.

In subsequent years PhD candidates and supervisors are required to have annual performance interviews and also fill out progress reports, which are discussed in meetings in which the PhD candidate and the supervisors are present. The content of the annual performance interviews is confidential and archived by Human Resources. 

Every year the PhD candidates are approached by the secretary of RICDE to update the PhD monitoring form that reports on the progress and further planning of the project. The report is appraised by the director of RICDE and archived. If necessary the director can contact the PhD candidate and or the supervisor to discuss and solve possible problems with the project. The form is updated every year.

Guidance of PhD candidates to the job market

PhD candidates with academic perspectives are encouraged to build a network in academia. Because in academics, a BKO (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs - University Teaching Qualification) is compulsory for teaching in higher education (as lecturers), all PhD candidates are also encouraged to start building up a teaching portfolio already during their PhD project. 

For candidates who will probably not stay in the university we encourage contacts with research or professional organizations within the Netherlands. They are invited to teach courses that are relevant for the career they envision (e.g. clinically-oriented courses).

Confidential adviser

The counsellor in our department especially assigned to PhD candidates is Drs Mariëlle de Reuver. 

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PhD Programmes

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Amsterdam Business School offers PhD programmes in all of its research areas: Accounting, Business Analytics, Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, Innovation, Marketing, Organisational Behaviour, and Strategy.

Successful applicants to these PhD programmes usually hold a 2-year research master. In Finance, most young researchers enter the PhD programme upon completion of an MPhil in economics, econometrics and finance at the Tinbergen Institute. Information on current PhD projects as well as information on our research in general can be found on the website of our research institute.

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PhD Programme

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The Psychology Research Institute is dedicated to providing supervision and support to post-graduate students pursuing a PhD in social sciences at the University of Amsterdam. Our goal is to ensure that PhD candidates have a stimulating and high-quality experience, leading to the timely completion of their research projects.

Project & activities

During your PhD appointment, which typically lasts three to four years, your primary focus will be conducting research for your doctoral dissertation. However, we also encourage you to engage in other activities such as taking courses offered by the PhD Training Programme, teaching undergraduate courses in the Departments of Social Sciences, and actively participating in the research community, both within PsyRes and at national and international levels.

Close-knit community

As a PhD student at PsyRes, you will be part of a vibrant community that values your growth and development. We offer coaching, training, and a strong PhD Community to support you throughout your doctoral journey. We encourage our students to publish their research early in their careers, enhancing their academic profiles and fostering their future career prospects.

Programme Groups

You will be assigned to a programme group where you will conduct your research and be immersed in a supportive and collaborative environment. We are excited about newly interest in pursuing a PhD at the University of Amsterdam and look forward to welcoming postgraduate students to our dynamic academic community at PsyRes.

The Brain and Cognition programme aims to gain understanding of cognitive phenomena based on neurobiological principles, and has a focus on using cognitive research to understand clinical phenomena and to develop assessment tools or interventions for specific patient groups. The focus is thus on both typical and atypical brain functioning and cognition. The group has a relatively large number of PhD students and therefore there is ample possibility for interaction with other PhD students, both for research purposes (e.g. asking questions about methods or complicated analysis) as well as for social purposes. Interaction with other members of the program group, i.e. post docs and staff members, is actively encouraged through weekly program group meetings in which plenary talks are given by members of the group from all levels.

There is a strong research-oriented atmosphere and new experimental projects are generally discussed in smaller group settings to foster discussion and collaboration. PhD students are supervised by at least two staff members (promotor and co-promotor) and often part of the Amsterdam Graduate Network, a network organization with PhD students from both the UvA and the VU (in case the PhD project is mostly on the nature of human cognition and its neural basis) by a graduate school of choice (in case the PhD project is in the domain of clinical neuropsychology).

Should you have any questions about pursuing a PhD in the Brain and Cognition group, please click on the link below.

PhD students in Clinical Psychology are always supervised by at least two staff members (promotor and co-promotor) and participate in the teaching programme of the School of Experimental Psychopathology (EPP).

Individual studies of PhD students are generally discussed in small group settings. In these meetings, not only their own studies are discussed, but also major articles in the field. Further, PhD students are encouraged to present their work on international conferences.

Should you have any questions about pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology, please click on the link below.

The research group consists tenured staff and about 50% PhD students and postdocs. PhD students are supervised by at least two staff members and become a member of a lab group in which research is discussed in a constructive atmosphere. The interaction between PhD students and other staff is encouraged actively which results in considerable cross-fertilization between several themes of the program.

PhD students and their supervisors prepare a training program at the start of the PhD project, which includes taking courses, for example those offered by research schools like EPP or IOPS. Although PhD students are recruited on the basis of a research proposal, students are encouraged actively to make an independent contribution, especially during the final stages of the project. The progress made by PhD students and postdocs is continuously monitored by their supervisors, and on a yearly basis by the research institute.

Should you have any questions about pursuing a PhD in Developmental Psychology, please click on the link below.

Many topics are initiated by PhD students, who fulfill an important role in our research culture. Fortunately, in the last years the number of PhD students increased due to NWO funding. Generally, PhD students are supervised by at least two staff members.

Each month plenary talks are held. The objective of the internal collaboration is to increase the quality and productivity of the group and to improve the unity of the research. Finally, PhD students participate in activities organised by the  Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics (IOPS) , the institute for the advanced dissertation training in psychometrics and sociometrics.

Should you have any questions about pursuing a PhD in Psychological Methods, please click on the link below.

The Social Psychology research group has a relatively large group of PhD students, which generates a research-oriented atmosphere. Individual experiments are generally discussed in small group settings; these discussions focus on design and measurement issues.

PhD’s are always supervised by at least two staff members and are encouraged to participate in the summer school of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP), and to present their work not only at international conferences but also in smaller scale, more informal, meetings such as those of ESCON (European Social Cognition Network) or CERE (Consortium of European Researchers on Emotions); and in incidental small group meetings sponsored by the EAESP (European Association of Experimental Social Psychology.

Should you have any questions about pursuing a PhD in Social Psychology, please click on the link below.

PhD students in Work and Organizational Psychology work in a cooperative, research-oriented environment and are specializing on various topics in W&O psychology. PhD-students in our group are always supervised by at least two staff members (promotor and co-promotor), with whom PhD-students together actively discuss research ideas and papers. PhD-students also participate in the Work and Organizational Psychology teaching programme in the Bachelor and Master.

Individual studies and papers of PhD students are often discussed in our monthly research meetings with a large section of the programma group. Further, PhD students are encouraged to present their work on international conferences. Finally, they become a member of the Dutch research school Kurt Lewin Institute (KLI), where they follow courses and meet PhD-students (and faculty) from all over the Netherlands.

Should you have any questions about pursuing a PhD in Work and Organizational Psychology, please click on the link below.

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PhD at the University of Amsterdam

Contrary to the situation in many other countries, PhD students in the Netherlands become employees of the university. PhDs are usually not required to follow classes and can concentrate on their research project through the 4 year PhD period. However, they are expected to teach as e.g. Teaching Assistants for about 10% of their time. This is often in the form of leading Tutorial or Lab sessions for BSc and MSc students. They will also participate in supervising BSc and MSc thesis research projects.

Requirements to enter a PhD

In order to enter the PhD program at GRAPPA, applicants will have to have completed an MSc in Physics and/or Astronomy or a closely related field at a recognized university. A good command of English is also required and computing skills are typically also strongly desired. Depending on the opening, additional competences may be necessary.

Employment Details

PhDs have an employment contract with the University of Amsterdam. They obtain a temporary contract for 38 hours a week for a duration of 4 years. The Initial appointment will be for a period of 18 months and after a satisfactory evaluation it can be extended for a total duration of 4 years. The employment should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). We will draft an educational plan that includes attendance of courses and (international) meetings. We also expect you to assist in teaching undergraduates and master students.

The salary, depending on relevant experience before the beginning of the employment contract, will be €2.325 to €2.972 (scale P) gross per month in 2020, based on fulltime employment (38 hours a week), exclusive of an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus. A favorable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable.

For more information please refer to University of Amsterdam website .

Nikhef's PhD vacancies are advertized at  https://www.nikhef.nl/en/vacancies/ .

PhD Programme Social Sciences

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  • PhD Application
  • PhD Training & Support
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The AISSR is dedicated to providing supervision and support to post-graduate students pursuing a PhD in social sciences at the University of Amsterdam. Our goal is to ensure that PhD candidates have a stimulating and high-quality experience, leading to the timely completion of their research projects.

Project & activities

During your PhD appointment, which typically lasts three to four years, your primary focus will be conducting research for your doctoral dissertation. However, we also encourage you to engage in other activities such as taking courses offered by the PhD Training Programme, teaching undergraduate courses in the Departments of Social Sciences, and actively participating in the research community, both within AISSR and at national and international levels.

Close-knit community

As a PhD student at AISSR, you will be part of a vibrant community that values your growth and development. We offer coaching, training, and a strong PhD Community to support you throughout your doctoral journey. We encourage our students to publish their research early in their careers, enhancing their academic profiles and fostering their future career prospects.

Programme Groups

You will be assigned to an AISSR programme group where you will conduct your research and be immersed in a supportive and collaborative environment. We are excited about newly interest in pursuing a PhD at the University of Amsterdam and look forward to welcoming postgraduate students to our dynamic academic community at AISSR.

Communication with others, categorizing and identifying people and objects, establishing symbolic and moral boundaries, is strongly influenced by culture. Moreover, culture is the way we try to understand and interact with the world around us. At Cultural Sociology, the way social meanings and expressions associate culture will be questioned. How do people create status differences and maintain boundaries between groups? How are international beauty standards (re)produced?

The Institutions, Inequalities, and Life courses programme (IIL) examines institutions in a broad way as the formal and informal rules and arrangements in society that govern individual behavior and social relationships. Examples of institutions are welfare states, labor market arrangements, educational systems, occupational groups, norms and rules in organizations, and gender role norms.

The programme group Political Sociology researches evolving relations of conflict and cohesion in various national and international settings. Our research on citizenship, politics, policies, social movements and the state extends beyond actor-centred approaches through relational analyses and a keen eye for power differentials.

Governance and Inclusive Development (GID) scrutinizes development dynamics at various geographical, jurisdictional and temporal scales, realizing that these are situated in different but interconnected multi-level processes. GID analyses and rethinks dominant development paradigms, and engages with international, national and local development practices, policies and debates to identify viable and socially just alternatives.

The Political and Economic Geographies (PEG) group investigates the role of multi-scalar relationships that are crucial in understanding contemporary economic and political geographies.

The researchers within Urban Geographies study the socio-spatial processes that shape cities and urban life across the world. Our research concentrates on the formation of urban difference and inequality. It seeks to understand how specific spaces, places and mobilities reflect, reproduce and transform social differentiation in terms of class, ethnicity, generation, gender and sexuality. In addition, it studies how resources, risks and political voice are distributed unevenly across urban spaces and populations, analyzing geographies of inequality within and between city regions.

Urban Planning research and teaching at the University of Amsterdam focuses on the relationships between the social, spatial, and environmental dimensions of urban processes, and on ways of purposefully and positively impacting on them.

The research program Challenges to Democracy studies the consequences of current political developments and their historical roots for democratic governance. How do democratic regimes maintain political stability? To what extent can they deliver political equality, legitimacy and prevent societal polarization?

Ongoing trends towards transnational integration of markets and economic transactions are giving rise to far-­reaching transformations of governance both within and beyond the nation-state. The Political Economy and Transnational Governance (PETGOV) programme group focuses on the drivers, dynamics, and consequences of these epochal developments in political and economic life.

In recent decades, there has been a growing divergence between the organisation of society and the inherited conceptual framework of the 20th century political sciences. The Transnational Configurations, Conflict and Governance group seeks to re-examine established notions of identities, categorizations and boundaries defined by classical political science concepts through different forms of empirical investigation.

We investigate the manifold ways gender, race, class, citizenship, religion, and sexuality are made and unmade in everyday life, including the ways in which differences and similarities among people, communities, and other living things are created, contested, celebrated or distrusted. We are interested in the everyday experiences of belonging and exclusion and how they shape individuals, institutions, and environments in lasting ways. Our research delves into the political dimensions and the impact these have on people's aspirations and pursuits. We investigate the aesthetics of these world making projects, their pasts, presents and futures.

The Health, Care, and Body programme group aims to analyse evolving health experiences, sexual identities, body practices, and social/cultural influences on scientific knowledge utilization in clinical settings. It also examines care and self-help practices, the exercise of biomedical power, and patterns of resistance or acceptance of medical regimes, scientific knowledge, and technology.

The social consequences of the mobility of people, goods, power, and ideas constitute the central focus of the Moving Matters research programme. Members of the research group explore migrating people and moving commodities, as well as the shifting networks that result from such practices. These networks stretch from the local to the transnational and necessarily involve encounters with the state through deportation regimes, access to resources and technologies, border infrastructures, decolonial and postcolonial movements, labour relations, and violence and conflict.

More information can be found on the AISSR wiki. This an informative platform for all (and only) AISSR researchers with internal information like guidelines, policy documents, templates and more.

If you have any questions or require further information, please don't hesitate to reach out to our PhD Coordinator, Mr. Simon Cijsouw.

AISSR PhD Coordinator

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PhD education

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A PhD programme at HIMS takes 4 years of independent research, supervised by a professor. Most PhD candidates in the Netherlands are employees of the university. As a PhD student, you contribute to the development of knowledge in your field of expertise. The programme is concluded by a thesis (dissertation) and/or a series of articles in scientific journals.

  • Current open PhD positions are listed among the vacancies at HIMS. 
  • An overview of theses by HIMS PhD students can be found in our thesis galleries .
  • The University of Amsterdam provides more information on obtaining a PhD .
  • For self-funded or scholarship PhD students (bursaries), HIMS offers limited opportunities. More information can be found on our bursaries page .

Research schools

The Dutch PhD trajectory includes courses taught within the framework of national research schools. These are collaborative research and PhD training institutions in specific domains. HIMS participates in two of these:

  • Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC) HRSMC is a consortium of three Dutch Universities: the University of Amsterdam (UvA), the VU University Amsterdam (VU) and Leiden University (UL). It provides an extensive training programme for PhD students in inorganic, organic, physical and theoretical chemistry, crystallography and mass spectrometry. More information can be found on the HRSMC website .

Netherlands Institute for Catalysis Research (NIOK) NIOK is a virtual institute consisting of Dutch university groups active in all areas of catalysis. It fosters the advancement of both higher education and research and stimulates collaboration between scientists of different disciplines and Universities. NIOK also acts as the platform and sparring partner for national and international contacts on catalysis with academia, industry and government. More information can be found on the NIOK website .

Other PhD education initiatives

Adding to the education in the framework of the national research schools, HIMS researchers are also involved in other initiatives providing PhD education:

  • COAST-ANAC PhD Education Program The Dutch national organisation for COmprehensive Analytical Science and Technology (COAST) offers courses for PhD students who want to broaden or deepen their knowledge in analytical science techniques. Courses are offered throughout the year, as summer courses or as a one -or two-day topical courses on weekdays and/or Saturdays. Read more on the COAST-ANAC website .
  • MolSim school This yearly school on Molecular Simulation of the Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling teaches its participants to understand and apply molecular simulations; to obtain insight in the underlying theory; and to develop skills by carrying out elementary simulations. Read more on the MolSim website .
  • PhD skills development Besides gaining scientific knowledge and research skills, PhD candidates are expected to develop communication skills, personal effectiveness and didactic skills. To this end, the Faculty of Science offers a skills development programme. More information can be found at the staff pages (for current PhD students only).

Guide: Doing a PhD at the University of Amsterdam

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PhDs in the Humanities

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The Faculty of Humanities welcomes all who wish to contribute to our research programmes by writing a dissertation.

PhD candidates at our faculty are member of one of the research schools . Therefore, if you want to join our faculty as a PhD candidate, please read the descriptions of the six schools and choose one. In this section you can find all the information you need if you want to apply for a PhD position, the training we offer our candidates and all other practical matters.

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Becoming a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Humanities

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PhD Training

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Some Practical Matters

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PhD Council

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Psychological service for PhDs

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Well-being and Social Safety

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PhD Programme / ILLC

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PhD Programme

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The ILLC PhD programme, organised by the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam, is a four-year programme designed to support and guide PhD candidates in their track to become highly qualified scientific researchers in the areas described by the institute's research mission. PhD candidates are given the opportunity to benefit from a rich scientific programme as well as a tailor-made transferable-skills programme.

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Info for Current PhD's

Institute for Logic, Language and Computation ILLC

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Institute for Logic, Language and Computation

  • (New) Assistant Professor in Digital Research Methods for AI Platforms
  • (New) Assistant Professor Cultural Data Analysis
  • PhD Position on Machine Learning for Automated Reasoning
  • (Updated) 7 March 2024, Logic and Interactive Rationality (LIRa), Cat Saint-Croix
  • 8 March 2024, Formalisation, Optimisation, Algorithms, Mechanisms (FOAM), Kristin Yvonne Rozier

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Prof. Ulle Endriss Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Collective Decision Making

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Theoretical Computer Science

In theoretical computer science, our research is characterised by a focus on fundamental questions regarding the design and analysis of algorithms. We investigate problems motivated by applications in physics, economics, and AI.

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Language and Music Cognition

The Language and Music Cognition unit uses computational models and artificial intelligence to study questions of semantics and meaning, both linguistic and musical, and tests the behavioural implications of these models for speakers, signers, musicians, readers, and listeners.

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Epistemology and Philosophy of Science

Researchers in this unit focus on the use of computational models and analytic methods coming from logic, probability theory and game theory to address a number of topics in formal epistemology and in the methodology and philosophy of science broadly conceived.

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Formal Semantics and Philosophical Logic

The research focus of this unit is the study, through the application of formal tools, of information transfer and communication through meaningful language use, as well as of key philosophical problems. The unit brings together researchers who are a leading force within formal semantics and pragmatics and within philosophical logic.

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Mathematical and Computational Logic

The unit focuses on gaining a deeper understanding of the nature of information and the processes of reasoning and computation. While being best known for our work in intuitionistic and modal logic, we cover most of the classical areas of mathematical logic such as set theory, computability theory, category theory, proof theory and algebraic logic.

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Natural Language Processing and Digital Humanities

Research in the Natural Language Processing and Digital Humanities unit focuses on automated analysis, interpretation and generation of human language and their extension towards language technology. Our work encompasses a range of topics within natural language processing (NLP), such as syntactic parsing, computational semantics and pragmatics, discourse processing, dialogue modelling, machine translation and multilingual NLP.

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Master of Logic

The MSc in Logic is an international and interdisciplinary Master's degree offered by the University of Amsterdam. It is organized as part of the Graduate Programme in Logic (GPiL) by the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC). The Graduate Programme offers courses and research training in foundations of mathematical and philosophical logic, and their applications in computer science, linguistics, and cognitive science.

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PhD Programme

The ILLC PhD programme, organised by the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam, is a four-year programme designed to support and guide PhD candidates in their track to become highly qualified scientific researchers in the areas described by the institute's research mission. PhD candidates are given the opportunity to benefit from a rich scientific programme as well as a tailor-made transferable-skills programme.

Practical matters for ILLC members

Illc room / equipment reservations.

Amsterdam Neuroscience

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Information for PhD candidates

The amsterdam umc doctoral school for all amsterdam umc phd candidates.

The Amsterdam UMC Doctoral School supports PhD candidates and their supervisors by information provision, administration, advice and education. Visit the website with a lot of information and a step by step guideline that guides you through your PhD trajectory towards a doctoral degree.

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  • The Amsterdam UMC Doctoral School is the starting point for both AMC/UvA and VUmc/VU PhD candidates. The Doctoral School provides information about registration, courses, training and supervision. Please visit the  Amsterdam UMC Doctoral School  for detailed information.
  • ASAP (Association of Amsterdam UMC PhD Candidates) is the association for PhD students of the Amsterdam UMC, founded in February 2021. ASAP strives to offer a professional and social network for PhD candidates at Amsterdam UMC and its affiliated centers.
  • The  UvA Doctorate regulations  describe the requirements to conduct your PhD research and obtain the UvA doctor degree.

Anyone wishing to obtain a PhD at AMC must fill out the required information and draw up a Training Plan at the start of their trajectory and apply this for approval to Amsterdam Neuroscience. This also applies to physician-researchers (arts-onderzoeker) and other medical employees who are pursuing their PhD alongside their regular work.

Do you have any questions about Hora Finita or your Training Plan? Please contact Amsterdam Neuroscience ( [email protected] ).

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  • The Amsterdam UMC Doctoral School is the starting point for both VUmc/VU PhD and AMC/UvA candidates. The Doctoral School provides information about registration, courses, training and supervision. Please visit the  Amsterdam UMC Doctoral School  for detailed information.
  • The  doctorate regulations  of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam describe the requirements to conduct your PhD research and obtain the VU doctor degree.
  • VUmc PhD candidates have to register their trajectory with Amsterdam Neuroscience for inclusion in the  Hora Finita PhD registration system . To register your PhD project please contact Amsterdam Neuroscience:  [email protected] . They will send you the information and documents needed for the registration of your PhD trajectory in Hora Finita VUmc.

Anyone wishing to obtain a PhD at VUmc must fill out the required information and draw up a Training Plan at the start of their trajectory and apply this for approval to Amsterdam Neuroscience. This also applies to physician-researchers (arts-onderzoeker) and other medical employees who are pursuing their PhD alongside their regular work.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  • PhD candidates at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: visit the website of the  Vrije Universiteit PhD program .
  • PhD candidates at the Faculty of Science have to comply with the training requirements set by the Faculty of Science.
  • PhD candidates Neurosciences visit the  ONWAR  website.
  • The  doctorate regulations  of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam describe the requirements needed to complete your PhD research and obtain a PhD at VU Amsterdam.
  • VU PhD candidates have to register their trajectory with Amsterdam Neuroscience for inclusion in the  Hora Finita PhD registration system . To register your PhD project please contact the Hora Finita key user of your faculty/department.

University of Amsterdam

  • PhD candidates at the University of Amsterdam find all information on the  PhD website .
  • The UvA Doctorate regulations  describe the requirements to conduct your PhD research and obtain the UvA doctor degree.

New Amsterdam UMC Research Code

Scientific Integrity requires continuous attention by anyone involved in science. The ‘rules of the game’ are described by the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, and are further specified by our recently published Amsterdam UMC Research Code.

The Amsterdam UMC Research Code defines local guidelines and expectations that researchers and staff are expected to follow when conducting research at Amsterdam UMC. Despite efforts to promote responsible conduct of research, situations can arise where research integrity seems to have been compromised. Together with the associated universities, Amsterdam UMC operates joint policies for the handling of alleged breaches of integrity.

Complaints procedures outline the various steps to be taken in the event of an alleged breach, the officers who play a role in this procedure and what you can expect once a complaint has been submitted.

More information about the Amsterdam UMC Research Code can be found on the Amsterdam UMC Research Support website . (https://www.amsterdamumc.org/research/integrity.htm

PhD programme

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The PhD programme is a prominent part of the ACLC, resulting in 47 dissertations in the last 5 years. ACLC currently hosts about 40 PhD candidates.

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    Admission. Doctoral research can only take place under the supervision of a professor associated with the UvA (Doctorate Regulations 2020). You cannot take your application further until a professor has agreed to take you on as a PhD candidate. On commencement of your doctoral programme you must submit a request for admission to the doctoral ...

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    PhD candidates who are not employed by the University of Amsterdam but receive a scholarship, pay a fee of €4.545 up to €15.000 annually (depending on the specific situation). This fee covers a variety of costs such as the selection procedure, supervision, PhD training (core courses, seminars) and a small research budget.

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    After obtaining a master degree or a research master degree, candidates can apply for a PhD position in the Dutch system of higher education. The main task of a PhD candidate is to do research and write a dissertation. PhD candidates spend about 75% of their time on their PhD research project. The rest of time is for their education (about 15% of the time) and tasks in teaching (about 10% of ...

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    AISSR PhD Coordinator. [email protected]. The AISSR is dedicated to providing supervision and support to post-graduate students pursuing a PhD in social sciences at the University of Amsterdam. Our goal is to ensure that PhD candidates have a stimulating and high-quality experience, leading to the timely completion of their research projects.

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    The ILLC PhD programme, organised by the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam, is a four-year programme designed to support and guide PhD candidates in their track to become highly qualified scientific researchers in the areas described by the institute's research mission. PhD candidates are given ...

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    The ILLC PhD programme, organised by the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam, is a four-year programme designed to support and guide PhD candidates in their track to become highly qualified scientific researchers in the areas described by the institute's research mission.

  18. Information for PhD candidates Amsterdam Neuroscience

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