This article compares two similar yet never compared cases of intra-European othering: Spain and the South Slavic region. Their common denominator is what I call the Periphery Problem: a hierarchical cultural difference between Europe’s symbolic centre (Western Europe) and its exotic peripheries. Using …

Lezing Provincie Drenthe Groningen bij Gasunie

Hoe kom je tot meer betaalbare woningen en hoe houd je deze betaalbaar? Welke (nieuwe) instrumenten kun je als gemeente inzetten? Over deze actuele vragen hebben het lectoraat Gezonde Stad en de gemeente Groningen op 27 oktober een expert meeting georganiseerd.

Our presence in buildings is often so self-evident that we no longer seem to be aware of the space in which we work and live. But how does that actually work? What is the influence of buildings on people? And how do we involve end users? Mark Mobach takes us on a quest of the Facility Management professorship …

Ondanks de inzichten uit de verhoren van de parlementaire enquête laait de discussie steeds weer op: moet er weer gas gewonnen worden uit het Groningenveld? Deze bijeenkomst geeft meer inzicht in het gaswinningsdossier en de gevolgen van de gaswinning voor bewoners. Welke (internationale) belangen spelen …

The relationship between race and biology is complex. In contemporary medical science, race is a social construct that is measured via self-identification of study participants. But even though race has no biological essence, it is often used as variable in medical guidelines (e.g., treatment recommendations …

Abstract Background: COVID-19 was first identified in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China. The virus quickly spread and was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. After infection, symptoms such as fever, a (dry) cough, nasal congestion, and fatigue can develop. In some cases, the virus causes severe …

Een inspirerende lezing op event georganiseerd door Bouwend Nederland, regio Noord

Inspiratiedag Studenten, mentale gezondheid en middelengebruik

An architect’s research on a self-designed building: residential care facility for residents showing challenging behaviour. A seminar by Berit Ann RoosAs an architect I have designed a very intensive care (VIC) residential facility for intellectually impaired individuals showing challenging behavior. …