This thesis deals with the problem of students who do not always know how to fill in their leisure time. There is limited information on the behaviour of Dutch students in their leisure time. By researching their passion related behaviour I gained insight in the positive and negative points regarding …

Lectorale rede tweede periode

We studied 12 smart city projects in Amsterdam, and –among other things- analysed their upscaling potential and dynamics. Here are some of our findings: First, upscaling comes in various forms: rollout, expansion and replication. In roll-out, a technology or solution that was successfully tested and …

Ik zie, ik zie wat jij niet ziet Studenten van Academie Minerva portretteerden mensen met dementie op een gesloten afdeling van zorginstelling ZINN (De Brink) en Dignis (’t Blauwbörgje) in Groningen. Drie maanden lang schetsen kunststudenten wekelijks hun bijzondere modellen. De portretten zijn het gevolg …

Rainwater issues in the Netherlands.Climate-KIC Climathon is a global 24-hour climate change event (hack) which will take place simultaneously in 121 cities around the world.

Many cities around the world are seeking an enhanced presence of the emerging innovation economy in order to grow a new base of jobs, adjust to industrial change, or leverage technology to address sustainability, resilience,and social cohesion. In the current cycle, cities are focusing investment and …

The report is informed by a collaboration between ULI and the city of Rotterdam, which is seeking to foster an innovation ecosystem as part of the modernisation of its economy and the re-development of its central station area and the port lands. It partnered with ULI to organise a one-day workshop that …

Een grootschalig opgezet onderzoek, waaraan Nederland deelneemt, laat zien dat de ecosystemen onder drijvende objecten nauwelijks worden benadeeld door bijvoorbeeld de beperkte lichttoetreding. Vervolgonderzoek richt zich op het leggen van verbanden tussen de ecoscans en waterkwaliteitmetingen en de …

Parhesialab congres. OnderzoeksLAB van do. 24, vr. 25, zat. 26 september i.s.m. het lectoraat Image in Context o.l.v. Bibi Straatman & Anke Coumans in Academie Minerva. In dit LAB bespreken kunstenaars en theoretici – hoe vanuit publieke moed – hedendaagse onderbelichte waarheden op artistieke wijze …