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‘We women need to help each other take the next step’
Marjolein de Jong
8 November 2022
Marceline Tutu van Furth and her wife, Anglican priest Mpho Tutu van Furth, have launched an online platform #ITOO.
Better understanding of brain diseases: VU Amsterdam scientists map the brain
Marjolein de Jong
8 November 2022
Professor of neurophysiology Huib Mansvelder has been awarded one million dollars for brain research. His goal is to create an atlas of the brain.
‘Refugees are entitled to proper mental health care’
Marjolein de Jong
14 September 2022
According to professor Marit Sijbrandij, large groups of refugees are experiencing benefits following mental health care provided by ordinary people.
‘We can learn a lot from students living with autism’
Marjolein de Jong
18 July 2022
Theo Bakker spent four years studying a group of 101 VU students living with autism, and compared the group with other VU Bachelor’s students.
‘The rules of the game in the boardroom are the problem'
Marjolein de Jong
22 February 2022
According to VU economist Marilieke Engbers, the transcripts of boardroom meetings don’t reveal everything behind the decision-making process.
The magical world of fungi
Marjolein de Jong
13 December 2021
Professor of evolutionary biology, Toby Kiers, has discovered a mycelial network beneath our feet that is both suspiciously like the market economy.
Suffering under the yoke of technology
Marjolein de Jong
13 December 2021
Philosopher Hans Schnitzler examines why we all have such a complex relationship with technology, but find it so hard to free ourselves from it.
What can we learn from happy people?
Marjolein de Jong
31 August 2021
Have you come through the pandemic happy? According to genetics and well-being professor Meike Bartels, the reason is partly coded in our genes.
Role of women in art severely underestimated
Marjolein de Jong
31 August 2021
Were women once only good at appearing nude on a canvas? According to Jitske Jasperse, this is a much too limited view.
‘Super coffee’ helps you get through the day
Marjolein de Jong
26 May 2021
VU alumnus Stefan Wateler aims to conquer the world with coffee capsules with added vitamins and superfoods.
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