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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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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Care and Support
Amsterdam has a relatively high number of people with a need for care or support. As the city also has a highly diverse population, social cohesion is also under pressure. The Care and Support research group ...
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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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Coordination of Urban Issues
The research group Coordination of Urban Issues combines concrete, relevant knowledge of a particular urban issue with academic knowledge of effective coordination.
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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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Cultural and Social Dynamics
Our society is in a state of great flux, both in social and cultural terms. Tendencies such as globalisation, digitalisation and decentralisation are changing the design of the cultural and social sectors of our ...
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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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Energy and Innovation
The aim of the Energy & 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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Exercise 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 Exercise ...
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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 forensic science field is undergoing rapid development. Technological developments are constantly offering new possibilities for finding, securing, analysing and using trace evidence during the investigation ...
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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
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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Implementation and Effectiveness in Youth Care Services
In order to grow into adults, children need a safe and caring environment and need to get the opportunity to participate in society. In some cases, children and their families need help in order to achieve this.
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Innovations in 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 Innovation in Sports ...
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Interdisciplinary healthcare 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 Healthcare 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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Learning and performance in sports
Performing a complex gymnastics exercise under huge mental pressure or shooting a three-pointer during a basketball game – the Professorship in Learning and Performance in Sports explores how athletes can ...
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Legal Management
The increasing possibilities in the area of knowledge and information technology, increasing attention to compliance and legal quality care and the increasing range of positions within the legal profession are giving ...
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Mainport Logistics
The aim of the Mainport Logistics research group is to stimulate applied research in the field of mainport and city logistics.
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Management of Culture Change
The research group Management of Culture Change carries out research into and advises on changes of culture within organisations and neighbourhoods.
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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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Nursing – integration of psychiatric and somatic healthcare
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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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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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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Perceptual - motor talent development
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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Physiotherapy - transition of care for patients with complex needs
The Professorship in Physiotherapy explores how tailor-made diagnostics and treatment of health issues relating to functional movement can be used to deliver efficient and effective care. This ‘tailor-made ...
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Poverty Interventions
The research group Poverty Interventions aims to make a contribution to improving the effectiveness and professionalism of implementing bodies in the social sphere in order to improve the self-management of the ...
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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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Psychology for Sustainable Cities
The Netherlands aspires to become more sustainable. Natural resources are running out, temperatures on earth are rising and the population is increasing.
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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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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 ...