This report documents the progress and interim outcomes of Work Package 1.1 within the Cool Cities project under the Interreg North Sea Region programme. WP1.1 focuses on developing Local Context Summary Memos for each partner city, providing a shared evidence base on urban heat risks, vulnerabilities, …

This curriculum on social mentoring is the result of a collaboration of a diverse group of academics, practitioners and students from around the world and was developed and facilitated as part of the Erasmus Plus Project “Mentoring for Social Inclusion in Europe: Sharing Knowledge and Building Capacity” …

The Ment4EU Erasmus Plus project (2023-2026) project aims to establish and share a European knowledge base on social mentoring, increase higher education institutions mentoring training capacity and promote community engagement in higher education institutions through social mentoring. As part of this …

The implementation of the Ment4EU curriculum on social mentoring (Ciff & Brady, 2025) marked a historic milestone in the advancement of mentorship practices within Europe. Held in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, from 3 to 7 February 2025 as a blended intensive program, this initiative stands as the first known …

Biodiversiteitsverlies vormt een mondiale crisis, waarbij de gebouwde omgeving een rol speelt door fragmentatie van ecosystemen en druk op de natuur. Steden en infrastructuur dragen direct bij aan habitatverlies en vervuiling, waardoor de urgentie ontstaat om de ecologische voetafdruk van vastgoed te …

For the elderly a major decline in health often entails a dramatic shift in living conditions. One of the harshest aspects is the loss of social context. Based on experiences in her own family, the designer sets out to redefine the puzzle of health, care and social context. By conceiving the needs in …

Hydrogen is emerging as a key element of Europe’s clean energy transition, creating an urgent need for specialised skills across the hydrogen value chain. The GreenSkillsforH2 project addressed this challenge by developing a comprehensive blueprint for upskilling and reskilling, implementing targeted …

The building and construction industry, which is responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions, is far off track in achieving its net-zero emission targets. Product-service system (PSS) business models are one of the instruments used by the industry in the transition toward reaching these targets. A …

This project challenges traditional cognition-based research methods. While informative, they do not fully capture the complexity of economic transformation. This hinders our ability to support regenerative entrepreneurs in their journey toward a fair and sustainable economy. At AUAS Centre for Economic …

Stedelijke natuurversterking is bij uitstek een thema dat door de schalen heen moet worden bekeken. Van pocket park en gevelbekleding tot stedelijke groenstructuur, de biodiversiteit komt het beste tot bloei door samenhang. In het SIA-project Natuurinclusieve Gebiedsontwikkeling onderzochten vier hogescholen …