De eerste opleiding ter wereld voor sociaal werk opende in 1899 haar deuren in Amsterdam, tussen de sloppen van de arbeidersbuurt De Jordaan. Net als toen is Amsterdam anno 2018 een economisch succesvolle ‘boomtown’ waar sociale scheidslijnen scherper worden. Sociale uitsluiting is in Nederland vooral …

Guest lecture, course ‘Medicine in Context: On Stress’, first-year bachelor students in medicine.

The European population is ageing rapidly and with age an increase in co-morbidites and a decline in abilities is seen. Frailty is an often-used term to indicate a higher risk to adverse health outcomes. This seems to be a simple concept however in daily practice it is awkward for physiotherapists to …

During a guest lecture at the Klaipeda University prof. dr. ir. J. Dam presented his findings on Cryogenic fuels in a top-down approach. The role of small scale LNG and H2 in Coupled Hybrid Energy Networks and LNG storage systems were also discussed.

Data has been collected since mankind, but in the recent years the technical innovations enable us to collect exponentially growing amounts of data through the use of sensors, smart devices and other sources. In her lecture Nanda will explore the role of Big Data in urban environments. She will give …

On 5 April 2018, the Toolconference of the Participatory City Making project was held (www.participatorycitymaking.nl). This is one of the lectures/workshops held during the conference. Lecture by Peter van Waart & Berit Piepgras

Purpose : A structured, tailored exercise therapy strategy was found to significantly improve physical functioning, reduce pain and was safe for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and severe comorbidity. The intervention was performed in a specialized, secondary care center. Before the intervention …

The field of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) is growing at an unprecedented rate. Manual tasks that for thousands of years could only be performed by humans are increasingly being taken over by intelligent machines. But, more importantly, tasks that could never be performed manually …

Inaugurele rede lector Dr. Ir. Astrid Manhoudt, Leeuwarden, 10 mei 2017. Het lectoraat Weidevogels gaat zich inzetten voor een betere samenwerking tussen boeren, beheerders en onderzoekers om hen te laten leren van elkaar. Het lectoraat wil praktijk en onderzoek samenbrengen. En dat is nodig, want de …

Bijzondere Openbare Les. Het lectoraat Participatie, Zorg en Ondersteuning maakt deel uit van het Kenniscentrum Sociale Innovatie. Dit is een van de vier kenniscentra van Hogeschool Utrecht. Het lectoraat werkt al vijftien jaar, samen met de beroepspraktijk en het onderwijs, aan kennis over het vergroten …