Within our research on robotic gas detection, we have focused on making a prototype based on Boston Dynamics SPOT, because it takes a lot of difficulties out of prototyping. For instance, it has its own obstacle avoidance algorithm, good drivers are available for ROS2, and SPOT is meant for outdoor …

Background Early onset dementia (EOD) presents unique challenges, particularly in managing anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances. Within the Young-D project, the project partners developed workshop programme for people with EOD, with the aim to address these issues. The Young-D programme was piloted …

In this abstract we describe a computational approach for detecting discursive patterns in social media. Newsrooms of municipalities and public organizations such as the police follow public debate on social media to be aware of and prepare for local and global issues and rumors. The onset of these issues …

The GUM project was presented at the HEPA conference in Dublin. The project is about connecting young and old generations through the power of sport and physical activity. Current project results were showcased, ranging from a scoping review to the set-up of a training program and execution of pilot …

Current understandings of similarity with media characters often focus on visible attributes including gender and race, yet overlook deep-level characteristics such as personality, attitudes, and experiences. In the present research, we address this limitation and develop and validate the Character Recognizability …

Voor deze special is Sarah op de symposiumdag van de Master Vaktherapie genaamd 'Feeling good!', in gesprek geweest met een verschillende sprekers en medestudenten die aanwezig waren. Zo hoor je Suzanne Haeyen over de gedachten achter de naam van deze dag, Jim van Os over de rol van vaktherapie in 'de …

"Sociologist of education Annette Lareau is renowned in her field for her compassionate ethnographic work and the insightful ideas she's able to draw from it. With Listening to People, she has given us an extremely practical guide to doing the kind of work she has been celebrated for. Lareau covers just …

In onze samenleving is scholing een paspoort voor werk. Helaas zijn er steeds meer jongeren die door psychische problemen uitvallen en het onderwijs zonder diploma verlaten. Jongeren met psychische problemen op weg naar een opleiding biedt handvatten om jongeren met psychische problemen te begeleiden …

Om de kwaliteit van het onderwijs te verbeteren is onderzoek onmisbaar. Destijds zijn daarom de academische opleidingsscholen opgericht. In het voorjaar van 2022 was het tijd voor vernieuwing: met het profiel Samen Onderzoeken: profilering van onderzoeksscholen, vastgesteld door penvoerders van de samenwerkingsverbanden …