In 2007 voerde de door Nederland geleide Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) een militaire operatie van bataljonsgrootte uit in het Chora-district in de provincie Uruzgan in Afghanistan, om vijandelijke troepen terug te dringen die het district dreigden te overrompelen. Na meerdere dagen van vijandelijkheden was …

Fast paced, networked games are complex to develop; there are many challenges with developing and deploying them. There are multiple available frameworks or services that add networking capabilities to the client or server runtime. How can you decide which framework to use for your next project? This …

The peace operations literature suffers from a narrow focus on battle fi eld deterrence. It ignores the need to deter actors beyond the battle fi eld from supporting the combatants using force, and analyses the use of military threats and force in peace operations in a vacuum without taking into account …

Most experienced user researchers will recognise the following: When doing a user test, the things participants say during the interview not always match their facial expressions or how they acted during the test. They seem unable to explain what they, unconsciously, feel or think. To counter this behaviour, …

For multiple reasons, such as changing ocean temperatures, overfishing and unsustainable tourism coral reefs are declining worldwide. A negative feedback loop is created by the loss of three-dimensional structures that the coral reefs create. These three-dimensional structures provide shelters for grazing …

Tijdens de jaarlijkse Beta Battle kwamen bijna 100 scholieren vanuit Noord-Nederland naar de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen om allerlei workshops en activiteiten bij te wonen omtrent techniek en wetenschap. Zo werd ook de We-Energy Game gespeeld in 4 rondes.

Sometimes people return stronger from a battle, while also the opposite is sometimes true (a battle, restriction or limitation is disastrous. Isolation and restricted attention can sometimes lead to motivation and inventiveness, while comfort and continuous access can lead to passivity and stagnation. …

De RUG organiseerde in April de Bèta Battle, een initiatief waar zo'n 120 middelbare scholieren uit Noord-Nederland aan mee hebben gedaan. De activiteiten zijn gericht op het verrijken van de lesstof met concrete praktijkvoorbeelden en op het zichtbaar maken van de toekomstperspectieven in de techniek. …

Recent developments in the aftermath of several terrorist attacks in European Member States have caused uncertainty and disorder. Although measures have been taken, terrorism seems to be always one step ahead, inciting fear. Increased cooperation between Member States is necessary. Yet, it is not happening. …