The use of robots as educational tools provides a stimulating environment for students. Some robotics competitions focus on primary and secondary school aged children, and serve as motivation for students to get involved in educational robotics activities. Although very appealing, many students cannot …

Since the European Union wants to reduce the oil dependence of the transportation system, the uptake of alternative vehicle technologies are stimulated in the member states. In the Netherlands, stimulation is already largely implemented in the form of a comprehensive charging infrastructure. This infrastructure …

Introduction to symposium on everyday culture participation/music at Onderzoeksconferentie Cultuureducatie en Cultuurparticipatie, LKCA, Utrecht, 23/11/2015.

Invited lecture for Symposium CityProms, Leeuwarden, 26/6/2015

This research paper conducts a review of the development of facilities management as a profession and some of the key moments in that journey. It then considers the situation of New Zealand, which has a number of characteristics such as a small population, relatively few large organisations which might …

Bij cliënten met musculoskeletale pijn is de effectiviteit van zowel Manuele therapie als ook Fysiotherapie bewezen. Toch blijft het opmerkelijk dat er weinig verschil in effecten wordt gevonden tussen verschillende typen van therapie. Men zou kunnen concluderen dat dit veroorzaakt wordt door andere …

The use of robots as educational tools provide a stimulating environment for students. Some robotics competitions focus on primary and secondary school aged children, and serve as a motivation factor for students to get involved in educational robotics activities. But, in most competitions students are …

Combining electric cars with utility services seems to be a natural fit and holds the promise to tackle various mobility as well as electricity challenges at the same time. So far no viable business model for vehicle-to-grid technology has emerged, raising the question which characteristics a vehicle-to-grid …