Mentally

Have you come through the pandemic happy? According to genetics and well-being professor Meike Bartels, the reason is partly coded in our genes.

VU alumnus Stefan Wateler aims to conquer the world with coffee capsules with added vitamins and superfoods.

Arne Popma, a VU alumnus and currently a child and adolescent psychiatrist at UMC, is one of the co-founders of the @ease foundation.

VU alumnus Jacobine Geel studied Theology at the VU Amsterdam. Today, she combines her work on television with a position as President of the GGZ.

VU Professor of Artificial Intelligence Zhisheng Huang uses his suicide scanner to monitor the Chinese Internet.

Theo van Tilburg, sociologist at the VU Amsterdam, has studied loneliness among elderly Dutch people.

The building in Zandvoort that once functioned as a church is now the backdrop for a special type of retreat sessions with psychedelic truffles.

Because of her migraines Mariëtte had to give up on her dreams: "I still hope for a miracle drug."

A desire for exercise, but an inability to do so. For people with a spinal cord injury it's often the case. Rik Berkelmans wants this to change.

VU Professor Andrea Maier has recently published a book which explains how we can stay healthy for as long as possible.