Zoekresultaten
Interne Geneeskunde
School for Cardiovascular Diseases
Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
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J.M. Webster
Pulmonologie
School of Nutr and Transl Res in Metab
Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
l.vanloon@maastrichtuniversity.nl
… 14 februari 2023 Zoekresultaten The status quo isn’t viable; we need to transform how we do things and how we think about them – not just in one domain but in the complex system made up of the interactions between all the domains. With his Natural Social Contract, Patrick Huntjens sketches a way forward. “We are in the middle of an ecological, geopolitical and an inequality crisis. These can’t be seen in isolation; they are all interrelated parts of a systemic crisis. The … food security, it’s obvious that we cannot survive without nature. We need to overcome the ecological divide, this relationship crisis between humanity and nature and our belief that we can solve all our problems through market mechanisms.” Huntjens remains chipper and focused on coming up with solutions, whether at the Maastricht Sustainability Institute or in the ‘Living Labs’, for example one in Amsterdam where he and his students, together with stakeholders, aim to create the most sustainable, …
… 11 december 2023 Zoekresultaten Being a homeowner: to some, it is a dream for which they are willing to work hard and bear a substantial financial burden. To others, it is an undesirable combination of maintenance effort, bureaucracy and reduced mobility. Seemingly, this polarization of opinions applies at a broader level, too. The United States, in which homeownership is an integral part of the American Dream , treat it almost like an institutional … are quite common. In stark contrast, less than 40% of all households own their home in Switzerland. These vast discrepancies raise the question whether, from a societal perspective, universal homeownership is a desirable goal. I discuss this question mainly from an economic standpoint, thereby omitting the role of cultural preferences, which may induce justifiable ownership gaps rates across different societies. Homeowner Societies – Wealthy Societies? The most common argument that is brought … property ladder. As mortgage rates increased and house prices suddenly collapsed, many of these households were unable to make their monthly payments and had to sell their properties at enormous discounts – seeing their American Dream turn into a nightmare. While the US housing market crash may well have been a unique event, the lessons it offers are valuable nonetheless. Most importantly, the mortgage market must not be left unregulated, as neither banks nor borrowers are well-equipped to decide …
Department of Bioinformatics - BIGCaT
NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
chris.evelo@maastrichtuniversity.nl
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Promotie Mw. Hande Erkut, MSc.
… 13 okt 10:00 Zoekresultaten Promotor: prof.dr. A. Riedl Co-promotor: dr. R. Peeters “Domain dependency of norms and preferences for generosity” Trefwoorden: monetair domein, vrijgevigheid, onderhandelings- en toewijzingsbeslissingen Experimenteel economisch onderzoek richt zich op vrijgevigheid in het monetaire domein, hoewel veel … domein groter is dan in het monetaire domein, wat kan worden verklaard door sociale toewijzingsnormen. School of Business and Economics UM bestuursgebouw Minderbroedersberg 4-6 … Promotor: prof.dr. A. Riedl Co-promotor: dr. R. Peeters … “Domain dependency of norms and preferences for generosity” … Promotie Mw. Hande Erkut, MSc. …
… 14 mei 2018 ROA publishes new report on lifelong learning in the Netherlands Zoekresultaten In the years of economic growth, workers’ participation in courses and training has remained stable. However, the gap between lower and highly educated workers is still growing. These are some of the conclusions of the latest report, ‘Nederland in Leerstand’, of the Maastricht University Research Centre for Education and the Labour … sound lifelong-learning policy that boosts the knowledge economy. Two questions are key here: what competences does the (ageing) Dutch workforce need? And how to encourage the required training and informal learning? The aim of lifelong learning is to maintain and increase competences so that workers remain employable. The ROA study shows that older people’s participation in training has increased: the gap in course participation between over-55s and younger workers has decreased significantly. This may be attributable to the austerity measures for …
… 14 februari 2023 Zoekresultaten SBE Researchers Anouk Festjens (MSCM) and Nico Pestel (ROA) have been awarded NWO grants for their research projects in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) domain. These grants are specifically intended to encourage bold, curiosity-driven ideas, even if the outcome is uncertain. The focus is on advancing science, regardless of the results. Nima Hassanloo School of Business and Economics Anouk Festjens , … says Nico on the importance of the topic. Nico's project also has important policy implications for addressing labour shortages in industries crucial for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. About NWO Open Competition SSH grants The NWO Domain Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) has three different funding programmes in the Open Competition. There are small-scale grants, large-scale grants, and grants for ideas that hold great promise. The SSH-XS pilot Call for proposals is … the research fields covered by the NWO SSH. Click here for more information about NWO. … SBE Researchers Anouk Festjens (MSCM) and Nico Pestel (ROA) have been awarded NWO grants for their research projects in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) domain. These grants are specifically intended to encourage bold, curiosity-driven ideas, even if the outcome is uncertain. The focus is on advancing science, regardless of the results. … SBE Researchers Anouk Festjens (MSCM) and Nico Pestel (ROA) have …
… of the COVID-19 crisis in education Zoekresultaten The balance after a year and a half of the COVID-19 crisis in education: the corona delay has partly been made up, but learning growth is still lower, especially in mathematics. Vulnerable students remain the hardest hit. Primary school pupils still see a slowdown in learning growth after a year and a half, although part of the slowdown caused by the two school closures has been made up. However, there is still a gap between students from different … parents. Students with low-income parents and students with a non-Western migration background also note more delays in learning growth, on top of the effect of the parents' educational level. Differences in learning growth between schools remain also Pupils in schools with higher percentages of pupils with less educated parents have experienced the greatest delay in learning growth. In addition, the delay in learning growth is generally greater in schools in rural areas than in schools in … contribute to the national fact sheets. … The balance after a year and a half of the COVID-19 crisis in education: the corona delay has partly been made up, but learning growth is still lower, especially in mathematics. Vulnerable students remain the hardest hit. Primary school pupils still see a slowdown in learning growth after a year and a half, although part of the slowdown caused by the two school closures has been made up. However, there is still a gap between students from different …