Research groups
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The research conducted at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) focuses on finding solutions to urban issues in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Use the tool on the left side to filter your selection thematically.
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Acute Geriatric Care
The Professorship in Acute Geriatric Care researches how hospitals, GPs, district nurses and nursing homes can work together optimally with the objective of giving elderly people better quality of life and helping ...
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Applied Quantum Computing
The special research group Applied Quantum Computing explored together with Capgemini and the research institute QuSoft which applications of quantum computing can be made possible and is investigating whether ...
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Aviation Engineering
The Aviation Academy Research Programme performs applied research related to real-life cases and problems in the business sector, with the goal of improving and innovating professional practice. We perform all of our ...
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Aviation Management
The Aviation Operations research unit, founded in 2013, is part of the Aviation Academy Research Department of the School of Technology of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
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Circular Design & Business
A circular city is a city without waste, in which materials are used and reused infinitely. By designing, producing and doing business differently, we can convert urban waste flows into valuable applications and ...
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CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
There is a strong interest in citizenship education across society, politics and science. While Dutch pupils place great value on democratic norms, their knowledge of this matter is relatively poor compared with ...
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City logistics
Clean and sustainable cities are attractive places to live, work and enjoy and, not least, to invest in.
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Civic Interaction Design
Civic Interaction Design is an interdisciplinary research group at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences that manages research & education programs in the fields of immersive, playful and civic media such ...
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Collaborative Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)
The professorship Collaborative Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) looks at entrepreneurial and innovation processes from a cooperative rather than competitive perspective.
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Corporate Governance & Leadership
The professorship Corporate Governance & Leadership of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is an authority in research on, and training of (future) professionals in finance and accounting. The ...
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Creative Media for Social Change
Whether it's booking a holiday online, the interactive information pillar in a museum or a great concert being live-streamed, media are playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives. How we communicate ...
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Critical Care
Some 80,000 patients are admitted to more than 80 intensive care units in the Netherlands every year. They are seriously ill, need intensive treatment and their vital signs are in danger of failing.
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CYBER SECURITY
The special Cyber Security professorship is part of the new core lecture Responsible IT, a partnership between HvA and the Municipality of Amsterdam. The research group will conduct practical research ...
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Digital Commerce
The Digital Commerce professorship conducts applied research into the adoption of online business models, internet technologies and social media and their impact on society.
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Digital Life
Social changes such as the increasing aging of the population, globalization and new lifestyles lead to an increasing demand for (digital life) systems.
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Emerging Technology for Business
Binnen het lectoraat Emerging Technology for Business wordt hoogwaardige praktijkgerichte kennis vergaard over het gebruik van opkomende digitale technologieën door bedrijven en de effecten die dit heeft op het ...
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Energy and Innovation
The aim of the Energy and Innovation research group is to contribute to the energy transition through applied research.
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Entrepreneurship
The AUAS is developing a research programme into the role of entrepreneurship in economic and societal changes in Amsterdam metropolitan area. Together with stakeholders we are finding out how entrepreneurs ...
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FASHION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
The Fashion Research & Technology (FR&T) group is dedicated to scientific and artistic research into the many aspects of Fashion (Design, Branding, Business, Development, and Dress).
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Forensic Science
The Dutch Police Academy and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences collectively form the research group Forensic Science (lectoraat forensisch onderzoek). The aim of this research group is to develop knowledge ...
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Functional Exercise Therapy
It is important for good health to get some form of exercise every day. That doesn’t come easily to everyone – people with physical health problems or impairments need help getting their daily exercise. ...
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Functional Recovery from Cancer and its Treatment
More and more people are living with the aftermath of cancer and cancer treatment. Often this results in a decline in their activity levels and problems participating in society. The professorship focuses on the ...
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Health contexts
People’s living environments have an impact on their behaviour, lifestyle and health. Good social cohesion and a green living environment have a beneficial impact on people’s health, while factors such as ...
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Higher Education, Research and Innovation
The Higher Education, Research and Innovation (HERI) research group investigates how education, research and professional practice can strengthen each other to provide for high-level professionalism.
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IMPACT OF PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH
The AUAS-wide research group ‘Impact of Practice-based Research’ examines how the potential of applied research can be better utilised to address social issues by identifying the many different avenues ...
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Integration of Psychiatric and Somatic Care
The professorship focuses on patients with both psychiatric and physiological health problems. This group is characterized by very complex health issues. As a result, care for this group is often subject to ...
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Interdisciplinary Care for Chronic Joint Disorders
One-third of Amsterdam residents are faced with multiple health conditions, including chronic joint disorders, and the numbers continue to increase. The Professorship in Interdisciplinary Care for Chronic Joint ...
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Learning and Instruction
The Learning and Instruction research group defines tailored learning and instruction as the alignment of the circumstances for teaching and learning with the differences between pupils. In this regard, the basic ...
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Logistics
The aim of the Logistics research group is to stimulate applied research in the field of mainport and city logistics.
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Network Cultures (INC)
The research group Network Cultures (INC) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences gives form to the study and practice of digital culture through applied research, events and the publication of books and ...
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Nutrition and Exercise
A healthy body composition is essential for the health and physical performance of children, elderly people, athletes and people with chronic illnesses alike. The Professorship in Nutrition and Exercise explores the ...
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Occupational therapy – participation and the environment
The Professorship in Participation and the Environment focuses on issues arising from the way people take part in everyday life and society. The professorship is affiliated with the Bachelor’s programme in ...
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Optimizing Sports Performance
The difference between gold-silver-bronze or no medal is often less than one per cent. In other words: small improvements in athletic performance have major consequences. The Professorship in Optimizing Sports ...
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Patient and family participation in clinical practice
Patients are staying in hospital for shorter and shorter periods, while the complexity of care is increasing, and there is a shortage of care workers. The government is encouraging hospital patients to rely on their ...
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Pedagogy
Teachers and educators are vitally important to the development of children and young people. A particular challenge that they face is helping children and young people to reach their full potential in an urban ...
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Physical Activity In and Around School
Children and young people are getting less and less exercise. 23% to 40% are struggling with obesity. Physical Education teachers have a significant role to play in tackling this issue. The Professorship in Physical ...
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Physiotherapy - Transition of Care for Patients with Complex Needs
The Professorship Physiotherapy - Transition of Care for Patients with Complex Needs explores how tailor-made diagnostics and treatment of health issues relating to functional movement can be used to deliver ...
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Professional Reasoning and Shared Decision Making in Healthcare
The healthcare sector in the Netherlands is becoming more and more complex, which is why effective cooperation between different healthcare providers is essential. Healthcare providers are aware of this fact, but it ...
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Promising School Careers in a Diverse City
The focus of this research group is on issues determining the success or failure of study careers in higher professional education. Since January 2019, the Professional Education professorship has been renamed ...
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Rehabilitation in acute care
A hospital admission can be considered a ‘major life event’, especially for vulnerable elderly people and seriously ill patients undergoing major surgery or admitted to intensive care.
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Responsible It
In collaboration with the Municipality of Amsterdam, the research group focuses on the development of digital technology, with an eye for social values and the human dimension. The municipality and the ...
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Science and Mathematics Education
The Science and Mathematics Education research group is the successor of the Science and Technology Education research group. As a result, it incorporates a number of projects/doctoral programmes from its ...
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Social Studies Education
The Social Studies Education research group aims to boost knowledge of teaching methodology in the school subjects of geography, economics, history and civics. In addition, it conducts applied research to expand this ...
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Spatial Urban Transformation
The city is transforming at a rapid pace. In Amsterdam alone, the construction of 50,000 new homes is planned and 32 residential districts are being restructured. How can we keep and make the city livable, ...
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Sport and Performance Psychology
Performing a complex gymnastics exercise under huge mental pressure or shooting a three-pointer during a basketball game – the Professorship Sport and Performance Psychology explores how athletes can perfect ...
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Structural Safety
This new professorship at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences focuses on safety of built environment. This topic has gained interest in view of the recent collapses of the multi-storey car park in Eindhoven and ...
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Talent Development in Sport and Movement
More and more children have motor delays. Poorly-developed motor skills hinder their ability to enjoy sport or pursue careers in the sporting world. As a result, there is a risk of the Netherlands finding itself ...
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Teacher Development and School Innovation
The Teacher Development and School Innovation research group conducts research and develops instruments to support teachers in taking professional responsibility for educational innovation as well as in initiating a ...
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Team professionalisation in dynamic organisations
Professionals determine to a large degree the quality of the work they create within their organisations. They operate in a complex and dynamic environment that deals with increasingly complex issues. They ...
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Urban Analytics
The Urban Analytics professorship investigates how various parties in the city can gain better insight into their data with data science methods, such as data analysis, algorithms and business analytics. These are ...