Research themes
The research profile of the Faculty of Science builds on the scientific fundaments in the research institutes to work on various interdisciplinary societal challenges.
Fundamentals of Science
Grasping the foundations of numbers, matter and molecules.
Research at the Faculty of Science aims for a deeper, fundamental understanding of the world around us. Our scientists lay the foundations of further discoveries and future impact.
Science for Life
Studying the building blocks of life.
- AI Labs
- Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research
- Institute of Environmental Biology
- Institute of Biodynamics and Biocomplexity
- Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS)
Data for Science & Society
Utilising digital resources.
- AI Labs
- Applied Data Science
- Centre for Complex Systems Studies
- Data School
- Human-centered AI
- Institute of Information and Computing Sciences
- Police Lab AI
- Utrecht Bioinformatics Center
Science for Education and Communication
Scientific literacy for all.
Science for Sustainability
Fundamental insights for sustainable solutions.
- AI Labs
- Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research
- Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science
- Freudenthal Institute
- Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics (GRASP)
- Institute for Information and Computing Sciences
- Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU)
- Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry (ISCC)
- Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Institute of Environmental Biology
- Institute of Biodynamics and Biocomplexity
- Mathematical Institute
- Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS)
- Institute of Information and Computing Sciences