Music can touch people deeply, and lead to wellbeing as an all-encompassing word for everything that makes life worth living, or at least can make it liveable. Musicians can play an important role in these processes, not as pseudo-therapists, but from their own artistic identity, with an approach in …

This roadmap helps teacher teams to improve their education step-by-step in an evidence-informed manner. Shaping your education using the principles of blended learning has many advantages for both students and teachers. However, this requires a thorough, long-term redesign of courses. Partly due to …

In 2020 verscheen de eerste Stand van het Noorden, een op feiten gebaseerde analyse van de Noordelijke economie. Het document beschreef op hoofdlijnen de staat van de Noord-Nederlandse economie, de ontwikkelingen die zich afspelen in de context van het Noorden en hoe daar vanuit het Noorden op gereageerd …

The process of sleep transitions (falling asleep and awakening) determines our perception of the consecutive morning experience. Factors contributing towards a productive and pleasant start of the day were evaluated in order to build context for the design of an innovative alarm clock. Two types of factors …

Artificiële Intelligentie (AI) beheerst op veel manieren ons dagelijks leven. En dit wordt alleen maar meer door de groeiende beschikbaarheid van data, rekenkracht en opslagcapaciteit. De Nederlandse AI Coalitie (NL AIC) coördineert de Nederlandse activiteit op dit gebied. Het initiatief onderscheidt …

Background: Mentors guide students in their challenges at school and in life. At-risk students in last-resort programs who are at a high risk of leaving school unqualified are especially in need of highly competent and adaptive mentors. This study therefore aimed to identify mentor qualities as perceived …

Healthy Workplace conducts practice-oriented research into possible interventions to make the working environment healthier. Every year we organize a number of inspiration sessions to stimulate discussion about current topics. The 'Digitation of the Workplace' is on the agenda for this session. On the …

Presentatie van de onderzoeksresultaten tijdens een bijeenkomst van het Centrum voor Talent en Leren van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen

When children drop out of school, either temporarily or permanently, this poses a significant problem for both children and society. In the Netherlands, care farms offering care-education programs for school dropouts are emerging. While there is evidence for their effectiveness, models explaining how …