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  • How can social safety support for PhD candidates be strengthened in practice?
    How can social safety support for PhD candidates be strengthened in practice? A recent study at Amsterdam UMC shows that the main challenge is not the lack of support structures, but limited coherence, visibility, follow-up, and local embedding. The resulting policy brief summarises the key findings and provides practical recommendations, including clearer governance and escalation routes, a central social safety platform, continuous monitoring, and stronger local prevention.
  • ACS Activities for Postdoc Appreciation Week 2026
    ACS Activities for Postdoc Appreciation Week 2026 From 21-25 September 2026, the Netherlands will for the second time celebrate Postdoc Appreciation Week NL (PAW_NL) with events taking place across the country. This is your opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate the invaluable contributions of postdoctoral researchers at both local and national levels.
  • Many parents of very premature babies experience severe stress symptoms
    Many parents of very premature babies experience severe stress symptoms According to a nationwide study, more than one in three mothers and one in six fathers of very premature infants experience symptoms severe enough to suggest the possibility of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Research Impact Award for Jan Willem de Gee
Unexpected finding: pancreatic cancer cells produce estrogen, offering a potential therapeutic target
PAIS RESEARCH | Challenges and Developments in PAIS Research with Jeroen den Dunnen
Disrupted immune response increases the severity of meningitis
New podcast Stress Navigation with APH researcher Mark Hoogendoorn
Nutrition’s Impact on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
New supercomputer Helios for all of Amsterdam UMC
Dutch Brain Foundation awarded Wiep Scheper
What actually is the Emma Center for Personalized Medicine?
News from our IXA partner
Amsterdam Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2026: The future of cognition - Technology and the human brain
EBRAINS-Neurotech: Building the next generation of brain technology
New insights into transdiagnostic effectiveness of clozapine
Temporary benefit for immune system in early HIV treatment, but dysregulation returns
Five Amsterdam Neuroscience researchers awarded Vidi Grant
€17 million for the Dutch mega cohort NCC: joining forces for healthier ageing
Transgender women do not have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke
New website ‘Voorbij de Klacht’ launched with APH Impact Booster grant
Hunting for the Crohn's Holy Grail
Groundbreaking new treatments for liver tumors combined into one operation
New Research into Dietary Supplement 6-BT for Type 1 Diabetes
Two CCA researchers awarded NWO Vidi grants to advance cancer treatment
Vidi grant for an AGEM researcher
Vidi grant for three APH researchers
Dutch Kidney Foundation ‘Research for Health Award’ for research into faster and less burdensome treatment for renal artery stenosis
Vidi grant for ACS researchers Harsha Devalla, Jurjan Aman and Marten Hoeksema
How smooth muscle cells shape atherosclerosis: discovery of the regulator that keeps them in check
PAIS TOPIC 101 | With Brent Appelman
Living environment plays a role in the risk of cardiovascular disease
AI&I International Work Visit Grant / Advancing RNA Vaccine Research at Imperial College London