Inaugural speech of Peter van Assche, professor Architecture & Circular Thinking, deliverd on 12 December 2019. The Architecture & Circular Thinking research group wants to work towards the Arcadian Anthropocene. That is to say that it wants to formulate answers to social questions by using circular …

Inaugural speech of Peter van Assche, professor Architecture & Circular Thinking, deliverd on 12 December 2019 . In the Architecture & Circular Economy research group at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, I want to go on a journey in order to find new ways of thinking. Not to return as a misanthrope, …

Over the years, one disease that is increasingly common in society is the disease “depression”. This disease is often described by people as “it’s in your head and it doesn’t exist”. Previous studies have shown that more than 25 % of seafarers are dealing with symptoms of depression. These symptoms have …

Op verzoek van het Stichting GO Fonds is onderzoek gedaan naar de vraag welke nationale en internationale innovatieve projecten de afgelopen vijf jaren in het Nederlandse en Vlaamse veld van bibliotheken, archieven en informatiedienstverlening hebben plaats gevonden. Het fonds vindt namelijk dat er weinig …

Background Interventions to prevent overweight and obesity in toddlers are needed to minimize health inequalities, especially in migration and lower socio-economic groups. Preschools are identified as important environments for interventions to prevent overweight and obesity. Early Childhood Education …

Social work policy and practice all over the world continue to face the impact of the neoliberal agenda. Similarly, social work education has been subject to the economic and political changes, with an increasing emphasis on a discourse of ‘evidence-based practice’. However, it is the core of social …