Control of plant growth is an important aspect of crop productivity and yield in agriculture. Overexpression of the At CHR12/ 23 genes in Arabidopsis thaliana reduced growth habit without other morphological changes. These two genes encode Snf2 chromatin remodelling ATPases. Here, we translate this approach …

To what extent do art students profit from cultural diversity within their group?

The natural resources in Ethiopia are under intense pressure as a result of population growth and inappropriate farm practices. Introducing alternatives could be a step forward in reducing the impact of farming on natural resources. In Ethiopia, the pressure on water bodies and land is high which results …

"Hello, do you want me to take a picture?" Fotograaf Ahmet Polat werkt momenteel in de Groningse Korrewegwijk aan zijn project "Hello, do you want me to take a picture?" Recentelijk ontstonden in deze wijk beelden en een verhaal welke de aanzet vormen voor de publicatie die hier als presentatie te zien …

Het onderzoek behandelt informeel leren in coöperatieve kunstpraktijken. Het beschrijft hoe kunstenaars en gedreven amateurs samenkomen, cultuur produceren en daarmee vorm en inhoud geven aan hun eigen publieke leven. De kunstpraktijken van deze "gemeenschappen van creatieve burgers" vormen op verschillende …

A short article reflecting on working with archives as an artist in a post-colonial setting.

Although urban agriculture as a way to come to sustainable urban food systems can be questioned and we have to be aware not falling into a ‘local trap’ regarding its benefits (Born & Purcell, 2006), initiatives for urban agriculture emerge all over the world. Some of these primarily focus on achieving …

April 2015 Sudanese photographer Elsadig Mohamed and I tried to relate the photographs that Paul Julien made when traveling through the country in 1933 and 1948 to stories and realities alive in present day Sudan. This initial research was pretty successful and we thought a first presentation of the …

With this paper, it is illustrated that a focus on entrepreneurship training in the nature and wilderness sector is relevant for diverse organisations and situations. The first curricula on nature entrepreneurship are currently being developed. In this paper the authors describe a project that focusses …

Politieke kunstenaars zoeken de spanning tussen de wereld van de kunst en die daarbuiten. Ze willen met hun werk echt effect sorteren en ontwikkelen daarvoor verschillende strategieën. Hoe werken die?