Facts and Figures

The faculty:

• 14 Bachelor's degree programmes, English-taught
• 26 Master’s degree programmes, English-taught
• 10 Research institutes
  

• 6,500 students, from 96 countries
• 21,000 alumni
• 1,538 academic staff members
• 132 professors
• 1126 PhD students
• 61% of our staff is international
  

• 2,400 publications released each year
• 177 PhD defenses each year
  

• Double doctorates
• Tenure track system
• Rosalind Franklin Fellowships for female researchers > 31 fellows since 2002
  

• 5 locations > four on the Zernike Campus, one at UMCG
  

Broad science and engineering faculty with education and research in the following disciplines:

• Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy
• Biology, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Neurosciences, Environmental Sciences
• Computing Science, Artificial Intelligence
• Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics
  

Our four interdisciplinary research themes:

• Advanced Materials
• Adaptive Life
• Data Science and Systems Complexity
• Molecular Life and Health
  

Important features of our faculty:

• Science and engineering degrees
• Research and education are intertwined
• Inspiring, open community