Sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) such as swales are designed to collect, store and infiltrate a large amount of surface runoff water during heavy rainfall. Stormwater is known to transport pollutants, such as particle-bound heavy metals, which are known to often accumulate in the topsoil. In …

In this article, we call for a critical reflection on the lens that we adopt when researching journalism and communication. Adopting a lens of wonder can enhance our ability to consider the rich diversity that can be found in the field. Through a variety of research projects, we show how through wonder …

In this paper, we explore the ways in which we can employ arts-based research methods to unpack and represent the diversity and complexity of journalistic experiences and (self) conceptualisations. We address the need to reconsider the ways in which we theorise and research the field of journalism. We …

This PhD research project is about how Dutch development NGOs use social media for their development projects. For this, the following research question has been investigated: how do Dutch development NGOs use social media to further the development activities of their organisations? The purpose of this …

Visual cross-platform analysis (VCPA) is a methodological approach designed to overcome two forms of bias in the social media research literature: first, a bias towards studies of single plat- forms and, second, a bias towards analysis that focuses on text and metrics. VCPA addresses this by providing …

Welke keuzes maak jij als tentoonstellingsmaker om de inhoud te vertalen naar het uiteindelijke tentoonstellingsontwerp? In deze toolkit (Ruyg, Schrandt, Hallema & Kuijper, 2019), krijgen (toekomstige) tentoonstellingsmakers inzicht in de keuzes die zij maken bij de inrichting van een fysieke ruimte …

A social media architect is an appealing new profession that entails crossovers between communication and IT & Design. There are no study programmes for this job. Important questions are how to interest secondary school pupils for such a new job, and how to prepare them for these jobs or jobs that …

Afgelopen jaren heeft het lectoraat Crossmedia van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam samen met 13 musea en 5 ontwerpbureaus praktijkgericht onderzoek gedaan naar ‘museumbeleving’. Het doel van het onderzoek was om een evaluatie- en sturingsmodel te ontwikkelen waarmee tentoonstellingsmakers meer inzicht krijgen …

Introduction The growing availability of data offers plenty of opportunities for data-driven innovation of business models. This certainly applies to interactive media companies. Interactive media companies are engaged in the development, provisioning, and exploitation of interactive media services and …