The Faculty of Science is a place to share and exchange ideas and insights with other curious people who are fascinated by how the world works.
We get a thrill out of advancing fundamental and applied research and inspirational teaching, bringing future innovations closer. This is how we work towards a better world.
Spotlight
3 Body Problem: The phenomenon from the Netflix series dissectedThe Netflix series delves into many topics that our researchers deal with. However, the three-body problem is leading. What exactly entails this complex issue?
ERC Proof of Concept grant for development of early warning system for potential pandemic virusesRobert de Vries and his colleagues will explore the feasibility of developing a warning system for viruses at live animal markets.
Research
In order to have impact with our research, we need to ask fundamental questions and find out how things work in detail.
Education
With innovative Bachelor's, Master's and PhD programmes, we inspire our students to want to know even more.
Botanic Gardens
The largest academic botanic garden in the Netherlands with an area of 90,000 m2 and a plant collection of more than 10,000 plants.
About us
To make things run smoothly, our faculty is organised in departments, institutes and schools.
