Mobile Instant Messaging apps, such as Signal and WhatsApp, are part of everyday communication in the Netherlands. Yet, technology-adoption literature mainly focuses on functional aspects like ease of use and usefulness, while the role of human values in switching intention is often overlooked. This …

At Web Summit 2025 a few themes kept resurfacing. Together they say a lot about where AI is headed next - and how RankMyAI will adapt to match that reality.

Introduction A quality management system (QMS) in healthcare organisations encompasses not only policies, processes and necessary procedures but also the quality, safety and risk management of medical technology. Tactical and operational decision-making levels should be closely interconnected. Previous …

Introduction A quality management system (QMS) in healthcare organisations encompasses not only policies, processes and necessary procedures but also the quality, safety and risk management of medical technology. Tactical and operational decision-making levels should be closely interconnected. Previous …

Vlissingen is turning into an unattractive student city with an increasing student outflow due to several factors like the ‘Wet Internationalisering in Balans’ (a national policy affecting international education), few educational institutions, limited variety of study programs, limited nightlife and …

This thesis explores why many people still hesitate to buy second-hand fashion, even though they care about sustainability. While the second-hand market is growing fast and expected to take up 10% of the global fashion market by 2025, many consumers still prefer to buy new clothes. This research looks …

Consumenten willen wel duurzaam kiezen maar verdwalen in een woud van keurmerken. 'True pricing' biedt een helder alternatief: een prijs die laat zien wat een product echt kost in de wereld, schrijven hogeschooldocenten Sjoukje Goldman en Jesse Weltevreden.

Economisch gezien is deze muziekindustrie een belangrijke sector. Internationaal vertegenwoordigt muziek copyright 45,5 miljard dollar en heeft hiermee een grotere marktwaarde dan film (Page, 2024). In Nederland steeg de omzet van de muziekindustrie in 2023 naar 300 miljoen euro en had deze een exportwaarde …

Welkom bij de laatste nieuwsbrief van het lectoraat Diversiteitvraagstukken van 2024. We kijken terug op een mooi onderzoeksjaar waarin we, samen met interne en externe partners diverse mooie projecten en onderzoeken hebben afgerond. En dat in een periode waarin in de wereld en in de Nederlandse samenleving …

Thinking about the music we use in our music teaching is crucial. The meaning of music is relational, arising from the entanglement between the music and the person, the ‘musicker’ as Christopher Small would say. The idea of entanglement gives rise to many interesting questions about musical repertoires, …