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About the HRSMC

PhD training and research collaboration

The HRSMC fosters successful collaboration among its participating research groups and provides a comprehensive training programme for PhD students in the fields of inorganic, organic, physical, and theoretical chemistry, as well as mass spectrometry.
Organisation

Founded in 1994, HRSMC has been re-accredited three times by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

Participating in HRSMC are

Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (UvA); Leiden Institute of Chemistry (UL); Leiden Observatory (UL); Leiden Institute of Physics (UL); Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (VU). Institute for Molecules and Materials (RU)

The HRSMC is legally represented by the University of Amsterdam (the so-called 'penvoerder'). 

Membership (formal, guest and associated)

The research school was founded in 1994 as a collaboration between the University of Amsterdam (UvA), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), and Leiden University (UL). PhD students, postdocs, and staff members from UvA, VU, and UL can become official members. Those who are formally affiliated with another research school (e.g., NIOK or Casimir) but are actively involved in HRSMC activities may join as guest members.

In addition to official and guest memberships, an associated membership was introduced in 2016 for PhD students, postdocs, and staff members from institutions outside UvA, VU, and UL. This category was established following a request from staff members at Radboud University Nijmegen (RU) who wished to join HRSMC.