Zoekresultaten
‘Power to the farmers’
28-03-2023
… Zoekresultaten Woestijnvorming is voor Nederlandse boeren misschien nog een ver-van-mijn-bed show, maar wereldwijd is het een groeiend probleem. UM-studenten Vincent en Laura Nieboer bedachten, geïnspireerd door hun vader, een laagdrempelig concept om boeren wereldwijd te helpen dit proces te stoppen. Ze pitchten hun idee recent bij de ‘Little big talks’. De uitputting van landbouwgronden met als gevolg minder voedselopbrengst staat nog niet bij iedereen op het vizier als zijnde een groot probleem. Maar dat is het wel, hielden broer en zus Nieboer de jury van de … gevolgd door de master Biobased Materials. Hij werkt momenteel aan zijn eindscriptie waarvoor hij op de Chemelot-campus onderzoek doet naar het maken van peptides. … Woestijnvorming is voor Nederlandse boeren misschien nog een ver-van-mijn-bed show, maar wereldwijd is het een groeiend probleem. UM-studenten Vincent en Laura Nieboer bedachten, geïnspireerd door hun vader, een laagdrempelig concept om boeren wereldwijd te helpen dit proces te stoppen. Ze pitchten hun idee recent bij de ‘Little …
De risico's van kiezen voor het gemak
12-04-2024
… Dit artikel is alleen beschikbaar in het Engels Zoekresultaten The EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will oblige companies to have a data protection officer, to inform authorities and affected individuals of security breaches, and to invest in data encryption and intrusion prevention and detection systems. … to remember that there’s no such thing as a perfectly secure system. Apostolis Zarras is an assistant professor at the Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering at Maastricht University. His research focuses on systems, networks and web security. CPU & you – software everywhere The threat of malware, a contraction of malicious software, is by no means limited to laptops; anything with a CPU, which includes all smart devices (phones, cars, vacuum cleaners, etc.), can be affected. … of course, in that potential fines are capped at around €20 million; just a drop in the bucket for big tech companies. “It also remains to be seen how much political capital the EU would be willing to spend on enforcing the GDPR in a potential showdown with Silicon Valley giants.” Zarras emphasises that there’s no such thing as a perfectly secure system. With the inevitable trade-off between convenience and privacy, it’s up to individuals to educate themselves and to decide how much risk a …
Moge de beste m/v winnen
12-04-2024
… main bottleneck for women in academia, Grabner believes, is the way performance is measured on the tenure track. But the problem is not confined to academia. “The evaluation systems used in promotion decisions were designed many years ago, when women didn’t make up half of the workforce. They were designed by men to distinguish between good and bad … men. They need to be adapted to keep pace with reality.” What’s more, women are constantly being evaluated with male criteria. Research shows that this is not always intentional. In one study, students were asked to evaluate an email response from a teacher. When they thought the teacher was male, they rated the answer as ‘excellent and in time’. When they thought the teacher was … she recently developed the rating methodology and conducted desk research for the global report on gender equality by Equileap, an NGO seeking to accelerate progress towards gender equality in the workplace. This is important because, as research shows, gender-diverse companies tend to produce higher financial returns and have lower risk. Equileap argues that equal pay and, more broadly, equal opportunities at work are powerful levers to enhance global prosperity. Grabner has also been asked …
The risks of convenience
28-03-2023
… Zoekresultaten The EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will oblige companies to have a data protection officer, to inform authorities and affected individuals of security breaches, and to invest in data encryption and intrusion prevention and detection systems. … to remember that there’s no such thing as a perfectly secure system. Apostolis Zarras is an assistant professor at the Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering at Maastricht University. His research focuses on systems, networks and web security. CPU & you – software everywhere The threat of malware, a contraction of malicious software, is by no means limited to laptops; anything with a CPU, which includes all smart devices (phones, cars, vacuum cleaners, etc.), can be affected. … of course, in that potential fines are capped at around €20 million; just a drop in the bucket for big tech companies. “It also remains to be seen how much political capital the EU would be willing to spend on enforcing the GDPR in a potential showdown with Silicon Valley giants.” Zarras emphasises that there’s no such thing as a perfectly secure system. With the inevitable trade-off between convenience and privacy, it’s up to individuals to educate themselves and to decide how much risk a …
Wereldburger worden in Maastricht
12-04-2024
… UNESCO and other organisations, charities and student initiatives invested in the topic gave speeches during a plenary session. As befits UM’s dedication to PBL and active problem-solving, the event concluded with a design thinking session to generate ideas on how to teach global citizenship competences. Global Citizenship Education (GCED) has been one of UNESCO’s responses to human rights violations, inequality and poverty, as the first speaker of the day, Marieke Brugman, Deputy Secretary General … yourself – your idea of who you are – based on the behaviours you notice yourself engaging in” explains Fonteijn, who is also one of the organisers of the event.” He adds that the empathy or courage are indeed teachable skills: “Recent research shows that many personality attributes traits are fluid, so you can have short intervention programmes that have lasting effects on traits characteristics like emotional stability – our personalities are to some extent malleable. Education can have an … they were asked to contribute one last time: during an anonymous ballot 79 out of 80 participants indicated that they wanted to be involved in further activities on the topic. This, along with the work of the project team who organised the event, shows that there are many people across UM who are dedicated to global citizenship education – and one who isn’t. Vorige dia Volgende dia Door: Florian Raith … Deze tekst is alleen beschikbaar in het Engels UM has hosted the first Global Citizenship …
May the best (wo)man win
28-03-2023
… main bottleneck for women in academia, Grabner believes, is the way performance is measured on the tenure track. But the problem is not confined to academia. “The evaluation systems used in promotion decisions were designed many years ago, when women didn’t make up half of the workforce. They were designed by men to distinguish between good and bad … men. They need to be adapted to keep pace with reality.” What’s more, women are constantly being evaluated with male criteria. Research shows that this is not always intentional. In one study, students were asked to evaluate an email response from a teacher. When they thought the teacher was male, they rated the answer as ‘excellent and in time’. When they thought the teacher was … she recently developed the rating methodology and conducted desk research for the global report on gender equality by Equileap, an NGO seeking to accelerate progress towards gender equality in the workplace. This is important because, as research shows, gender-diverse companies tend to produce higher financial returns and have lower risk. Equileap argues that equal pay and, more broadly, equal opportunities at work are powerful levers to enhance global prosperity. Grabner has also been asked …
The hybrid researcher
28-03-2023
… Zoekresultaten Research that transcends individual disciplines is highly regarded in academia, yet known to be incredibly challenging. Matthijs Cluitmans demonstrates that it is not only possible, but also of great added value. He obtained a joint PhD in 2016 from the Department of Data Science … basic researchers and clinicians is flourishing.” “With his versatility, personal drive and social skills, over the last decade Matthijs has helped us to acquire – out of nothing – a leading position in this special medical-technical field. It goes to show how much potential UM has to lead the way in multidisciplinary research, and at the same time it shows how important the sciences are for UM.” Ronald Westra, professor of Physics and Mathematics, Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering By: Femke Kools (text), Philip Driessen (photography) … Research that transcends individual …
… Zoekresultaten To get a residence permit in the Netherlands, or elsewhere in Europe, asylum seekers need to tell a credible story about their identity, their country of origin and the reason they fled. Yet the way in which asylum officials ask questions does not always make for … What do you mean by that? “The immigration services seem to believe that if you ask a lot of questions about the place of origin, you can figure out whether someone really comes from there or is lying. I conducted an experimental study that showed that this needs to be qualified. People who genuinely came from a certain city correctly answered only a few more questions than people who had never been there, but who were given 20 minutes before the interview to look up information online. … in many cases we’re not certain what the truth really is. I studied ten files of asylum seekers who claimed to come from Eritrea, but who were rejected on the basis of the knowledge test. In six of the ten cases an identity document later turned up showing that they were from Eritrea after all. Naturally, from this small number you can’t conclude that it goes wrong in 60% of cases, but it certainly indicates that not all is well with the procedures.” What will you do with your research results? …
Students demystify computers for seniors
28-03-2023
… about the project in Markant , the free local paper. I was surprised it existed. And happy, because there’s no one in my direct environment who can help solve all my little problems with the phone. Corinna is very good; she’s told me lots of things I didn’t know. And it’s given me a more positive view of students. I always thought students were impatient, have to do everything quickly. But fortunately there are exceptions.” Corinna registered as a volunteer in order to pick up the language. “My … it’s really important. And we speak in a mixture of Dutch, German and English, so I learn from it as well.” Second location Improving their Dutch is an important motivation for many volunteers, says the French-speaking Julien Vandecaasbeek, vice president of Enactus Maastricht. “In principle the language of instruction is Dutch, but some of the seniors speak German too. It can be hard for international students to practise the language, because people tend to speak to them in English and they … can just walk in. The nice thing about this project is that both parties learn from it. The seniors get a better image of students, and the students give something back to society. Personally I go home every week with a smile on my face. Recently I showed someone how to send an email, and a few weeks later he sent a thank you, by email. Those are the gifts you get back.” More information: enactusmaastricht.nl By: Meyke Houben … FaceTime, WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook: for many older people, it’s …
The value of data
28-03-2023
… Zoekresultaten In May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. Applicable to the entire EU, its aim is to protect the individual rights of citizens while guaranteeing free and secure movement of personal data within the EU. The GDPR is not bad, but it is complex, says André Dekker, professor of Clinical Data Science at MAASTRO Clinic. And so, to err on the safe side, medical data are kept under lock and key. So concerned are we about privacy protection that we’ve lost sight of the value of the data. “We need to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.” André Dekker (1974) is professor of … On the contrary: the GDPR offers opportunities for many more research trains to be developed. “We already see that happening in the Netherlands. And the fact that we’re leading the way in this respect is a win-win situation. We’re setting an example, showing Europe that this is the right approach.” By: Hans van Vinkeveen (text), Ted Struwer (illustrations) … In May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. Applicable to the entire EU, its aim is to protect the …