Research at VU Amsterdam covers a wide range of fields that often cut across disciplinary boundaries. In order to encourage and accommodate interdisciplinary research, the university has established interdisciplinary research institutes in which researchers can meet, share their expertise and join forces in the acquisition of external funding. These institutes enhance the scientific quality and the societal impact of research, and they enjoy an excellent reputation due to their successful PhD and research Master’s programmes, worldwide recruitment of staff and students, and active participation in international networks and consortia. They are also highly esteemed, both nationally and internationally, on account of their excellent research facilities.
Interdisciplinary Research Institutes
| ABRI | Amsterdam Business Research Institute |
| ACS | Amsterdam Cardiovasculair Sciences |
| ACTA | Amsterdams Centre for Dentistry |
| ACWFS | Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies |
| AMS | Amsterdam Movement Sciences |
| Amsterdam Neuroscience | Amsterdam Neuroscience |
| APH | Amsterdam Public Health |
| ASI | Amsterdam Sustainability Institute
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| AIMMS | Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences
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| A-LAB | Amsterdam Law and Behavior Insitute |
| CCA | Cancer Center Amsterdam |
| CLUE+ | The Interfaculty Research Institute for Culture, Cognition, History and Heritage
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| IBBA | Institute for Brain and Behavior Amsterdam |
| ISR | Institute for Societal Resilience |
| Kooijmans Institute | Insitute for Law and Governance |
| LaserLab | Institute for Lasers, Life and Biophotonics |
| LEARN! | Institute for learning, teaching, upbringing and development in societal context |
| Network Institute | The emerging networked world in its technological, economic and social aspects |
| Talma Institute | Institute for the Study of Work, Care and Welfare |
| Tinbergen | Tinbergen Institute |