Cristina Grasseni’s project "Food citizens? " examines the premises and consequences of collective food procurement in three European cities (Rotterdam, Turin and Gdańsk).

Faculty Lecture

Tijdens de opening van het academisch jaar wordt traditiegetrouw de LUS Onderwijsprijs uitgereikt aan de beste docent op de universiteit. Maak kennis met de genomineerden. Deze week: Kim Beerden.

Ben jij een geboren fotograaf? Of juist helemaal niet, maar heb je wel een briljante foto die de relatie tussen voedsel en mensen verbeeldt? Doe dan mee aan de ‘Food & Society’ fotowedstrijd van de Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen. Stuur vóór dinsdag 3 april 2018 je foto in!

What invertebrates are available to feed nestlings in an agricultural landscape of varied complexity?

De onderzoekgroep Terrorism and Political Violence onderzoekt de verschillende verschijningvormen van terrorisme-gerelateerd en andere vormen van politiek gemotiveerd geweld.

Geweld dat gerelateerd is aan criminele activiteiten, geweld dat plaatsvind in interpersoonlijke conflicten zoals bijvoorbeeld in huiselijke kring, en socio-politiek geweld zijn allemaal vormen van fysiek geweld. Het omvat massale schietpartijen zoals in Columbine en Virginia Tech, nachtelijk geweld,…

In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources for local development. At the foot of the Alps, this scenario appears in all its contradictions, especially in relation to cheese production. The Heritage Arena focuses on the saga…

Conference

Does the presence of Ring-necked parakeets negatively influence feeding and feeding behaviour of native bird species on artificial bird feeders and if so, what are possible solutions?

PhD Defence

Lecture

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

PhD Defence

On the Indonesian island of Siberut, the term 'hungry' does not just refer to the lack of food, but above all the absence of social contacts to use a meal.

The majority (80%) of e-waste generated globally are recycled informally in developing countries.

Lecture, Research Seminar

OB associations are loose groups of young, massive stars. They constitute the last stage of the massive starformation process, and the context in which new stars are formed.

Conference

What is the effect of light at night on plant phenology and physiology, and how does this affect plant interactions with other species?

PhD Defence

Promotores: Prof. dr. G.R. (Geert) de Snoo, Dr. E. (Ester) van der Voet

1) Assess the trends in supply and production status of these critical minerals and mineral products worldwide and Europe’s dependence including on intermediate products such as permanent magnets, RE based super alloys, batteries, polishing compounds, phosphors, catalysts etc. 2) Trace the entire value…

Joanita Vroom, universitair hoofddocent archeologie, probeert regelmatig met een groepje archeologiestudenten oude recepten uit. 'Je moet echt van knoflook houden.'

In Nederland bieden ongeveer 130 van de 700 middelbare scholen een tweetalige stroom aan. Toch is er nog maar weinig wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar CLIL (content and language integrated learning). Met haar proefschrift wil Evelyn van Kampen (promovendus bij het ICLON) bijdragen aan een beter begrip…

The zebrafish is a promising vertebrate model organism in early drug discovery and development.

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo

This thesis focuses on addressing four research problems in designing embedded streaming systems.

PhD Defence

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel

PhD Defence

What are the flows of C&DW (e.g. bricks, concrete, gypsum and wood) in the case study countries ? How to define the specification for each material to be quantified? What indicators should be used to identify the pattern of each C&DW management system? How to interpret the MFA results in relation…

Evaluating the environmental consequences of diet changes in the European Union.

Promotores: Prof.dr. P.M. Brakefield, Prof.dr. B.J. Zwaan (Wageningen Universiteit)

The use of N fertilizers has increased worldwide in the past century. While this increased input of N has increased food productivity, it has also contributed to decreases in biodiversity, soil quality and environmental health, including increases in greenhouse gas emissions.

This report investigates the different approaches in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use in the European Union and the United States of America. Three main aspects are considered and analyzed as potential causes of differences in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use.…

Creating a framework to assess the sustainability of fish farms which will set sustainability standards and give consumers information about the the sustainability and safety of their seafood.

Climate change is a challenge for both current and future generations. New biological resources have to be developed in order to meet the demand for energy as well as the demand for food.

Do selenium nanoparticles in fish food cause subtle alterations in behavior of fish: effect of particles size and concentration?

Which factors (human-dimension and carnivore related) shape human tolerance of large carnivore and large carnivore survival in multiple use forests?

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo Co-promotor: C.J.M. Musters

What are interactive effects of human pressures on aquatic communities?

Op 9 september 2009 viert de opleiding Life Science and Technology (LS&T) haar tienjarig bestaan.