Organisation, research and education at the Faculty of Science in facts and figures as of 1 January 2019.
Facts and Figures
International: 65 nationalities in our staff (including guests)
Organisation
The Faculty of Science is organized in:
Staff members:
- total staff members: 1269 fte
- academic staff: 901 fte
- PhD candidates: 397
Education
The Faculty of Science offers:
Number of students:
In 2018 our faculty had 6591 students in total. Student numbers are increasing gradually over the past years.
Research
Our research has 8 main topics: Life Sciences, Food, Complex Systems, Game Research, Bioinformatics, Science Education, Climate en Energy & Resources.
Publications in 2018:
- 1529 scientific publications
- 122 dissertations
International recognition
We are proud to host a Nobelprize winner and 6 Spinoza Winners. Furthermore many of our researchers received ERC grants or Veni, Vidi or Vici grants. See our Prominent researchers.