Background: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced family-centred care dramatically due to restricting visiting policies. In this new situation, nurses were challenged to develop new approaches to involve family members in patient care. A better understanding of these changes and the experiences …

As in many other countries worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic prompted the implementation of an “intelligent lockdown” in the spring of 2020 in the Netherlands, including the closure of nightlife venues and cancellation of festivals. Such restrictions and social distancing could particularly affect …

Having a sense of community is key for a healthy academic experience, even more so now that we’re all sitting in front of a screen all day, every day. Marca Wolfensberger, Honours Coordinator at the Faculty of Geosciences, and Bachelor’s student Marte Vroom are conducting research on community building …

Bachelor thesis with the following subject: What is needed to prevent study drop-out among international students from the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen with cognitive and/or mental health problems due to online education during the Corona crisis? This research study was conducted …

Abstract: Face-to-face contact in higher education was greatly reduced during the global health pandemic. This study examines how honors educators experienced community building with both students and colleagues during the period of emergency remote teaching. A questionnaire was developed to assess both …

NL: Het zijn andere nieuwe tijden. Off-line en/of on-line. Dr Marije Kanis van Digital life heeft een aantal fragmenten bij elkaar gezet in de periode van Covid-19. Voel je vrij in het kader van ‘connected intelligence’ om deze mooier te maken, beter te categoriseren, te editen, credits toe te voegen, …

The natural value of Dutch sandy beaches has been declining for decades. These relatively unstable, low nutritious, wave-washed environments lack the primary producers that represent the base of the food web. Thus, the sandy beach food web relies almost entirely on nutrient influx of other systems. Beside …

Guest post by Lieke Wissink. Lieke is an anthropologist and philosopher who works at the Youth and Society knowledge center, University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam. She engages in an action-research project with undocumented youths at a day shelter, and carries-out participant observation, group workshops …

In March of 2020, the CEO and founder of travel operator City Wonders, Simone Gozzi, stated that his company can no longer operate in its current form. With the impact of the coronavirus pandemic simply being too immense, the company was, in his own words, forced to hibernate. Within the span of a week, …