Background and aim. Research highlights that poor workspace variety, poor zoning, and limited personalization can reduce comfort, privacy, and focus in hybrid environments. This study aims to anticipate these challenges and to develop and evaluate participatory design interventions for user-centred, …

Background and Aim. Many patients experience anxiety during hospitalization. Hospital environments can support patients with the mitigation of anxiety. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of which design elements can affect sense of control, social support, and positive distraction, …

Despite a renewed political and academic interest in the topic, there is still a general lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to rurality and rural lives. At the same time, the knowledge that we do have is often distorted through a predominantly urban lens. These facts make it difficult …

Met de Gezondheidschallenge werkt Health Noord aan oplossingen voor complexe zorgvraagstukken én aan de professionals van morgen. Onderwijsinstellingen, zorgorganisaties, technologiepartners en regionale initiatieven verbinden zich om innovatie en toekomstbestendige zorg in Noord-Nederland te stimuleren.Op …

Op dit symposium worden onderzoekers, beleidsmakers en praktijkdeskundigen samen gebracht om te verkennen hoe wetenschap, beleid en uitvoering elkaar kunnen versterken bij vraagstukken in relatie tot de grootschalige vernieuwingsopgave, klimaatadaptie, natuurherstel, energietransitie en demografische …

The healthcare sector ranks among the largest consumers of single-use plastics, generating substantial amounts of waste, an issue strikingly captured in Maria Koijck's breast surgery photography. To reduce the environmental impact, biobased and biodegradable polymers are promising alternatives to conventional …