The Nanne de Vries Professor's Fund, formerly known as the Professor's Fund, has been renamed in honour of Nanne de Vries. In an interview, he discusses its origins, mission, and his dedication to supporting young scientists. Despite recent retirement and a battle with cancer, De Vries remains...
The white heterosexual middle-aged man is implicitly the norm in medical education materials. But not for much longer, if Albertine Zanting has her way. As a PhD candidate, she studies the cultural diversity in medical education, and as a policy advisor, she translates her research findings into...
Working across the border as a specialised IC nurse is not a matter of course. For this reason, the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has requested Expertise Centre ITEM to study the cross-border mobility of specialised Intensive Care (IC) nurses. On Wednesday 7 March, ITEM presented...
In the wake of this month’s parliamentary elections and with the formation of a new government in full swing, universities in the Netherlands have come up with an alternative coalition agreement. The first Dutch Student Cabinet will number 14 students, each representing a ministerial post with a...
Catalina Goanta researches the jurisdiction around social media personalities - and admits “I have definitely bought things because of influencer marketing on social media …”
Fake news isn’t fake news – it’s really a real issue. Then again, you can’t trust anything you read on the internet, including this. Legal scholar Maja Brkan on her efforts to understand and communicate the impact of political advertising and disinformation on democracy.
The internationalisation of higher education (IoHE) relates to sensitive topics of public concern. Considering the ongoing debate in the Netherlands regarding the challenges related to the internationalisation of higher education, it is time to take a step back and remember the many benefits as...
