Toolkit: How do you use healthcare technology intelligently?
A smart walker, a plaster that monitors sugar levels, computer games as part of rehabilitation? Technology has become an integral part of healthcare too. Technology has become an integral part of healthcare.
Our society is becoming increasingly more digital. The internet is the main source of information, especially for young people. At the same time we see a growing rise of fake news online.
Associate professor Carien Verhoeff: ‘As lecturers and students, let’s be a bit more relaxed when we interact with one another’
She loves it when her own kids tell her stories like this: ‘Those blunt and unpolished stories about how deans, department heads, mentors and lecturers interact with the pupils. Everyone should hear those stories’.
“Education is a relationship that you have to work on all the time."
Since 1 January 2021 Naomi van Stapele (46) is the new professor (lector) Inclusive Education at the Centre of Expertise Global & Inclusive Learning. Naomi has years of experience in education, a passion for inclusivity...
During The Month of, we at Mission Zero put one of our research topics in the spotlight. We share the latest insights and we develop solutions for major societal challenges through a number of research projects.
Inaugural lecture of Laurence Guérin: The democratisation of global citizenship
The world is globalising and transnational challenges, such as climate change and migration, affect every global citizen. Global citizenship is a core theme at THUAS. But what is it exactly?
A totally self-sufficient house, where you generate, store and release your own energy using the most sustainable techniques. To achieve this, we are working with various partners in the Smart Hydrogen Powered Local...
Experienced peacekeepers and experts discuss the effects of COVID-19 on peacekeeping
On Monday 29 June 2020, the Chair of UN Studies in Peace and Justice at Leiden University and THUAS organized a webinar entitled ‘After COVID-19: The Impact of the Coronavirus on the Future of Peacekeeping.’
Blogs of a researcher: reading, reading and more reading
In my first blog I described how I am researching the problem of the neighbourhood sports coach. I wanted to know more about the evaluation and accountability of the social impact of interventions.
Conducting the research. Most students find it ‘boring. And difficult’. In this monthly blog I will share with you my experiences as a researcher. What challenges I encounter and how I resolve these issues.
