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AUAS secures 900,000 euros in research subsidies
25 January 2019 | CommunicationAUAS is receiving a total of 900,000 euros in RAAK Public Subsidies for three research projects. This has been granted for research into the promotion of a healthy lifestyle among toddlers, cooperation concerning ...
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Tips for adopting the diet of the future
23 January 2019 | CommunicationIf we want to continue to feed 10 billion people sustainably and healthily in 2050, then we will have to learn to adopt a radically different way of eating. This message from 37 renowned academics got tongues wagging ...
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Expat kids: diversity and multilingualism in primary schools
21 January 2019 | CommunicationThe number of expat children in primary education is set to increase in the years ahead, meaning that levels of multilingualism in classes will also rise. Not only is the number of expats in the Amsterdam region ...
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Which values are crucial to a circular economy?
15 January 2019 | CommunicationBy 2050, Dutch society must have transformed into a circular economy. In this sustainable recycling economy, there is no waste and raw materials are used again and again. The Dutch government aims to achieve this and ...
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AUAS to help children boost their motor skills in 2019
7 January 2019 | CommunicationA large proportion of Dutch children have poor motor skills. Researchers at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) have developed a programme to give these children the support they need. The intention ...
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Poverty intervention research links debt to low IQ
13 December 2018 | CommunicationIt’s likely that one third or more of the people in debt counselling or whose finances are administered by a trustee suffer from a moderate mental handicap. If special counselling remains unavailable, this ...
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Urban Research as a European Mission
3 December 2018 | Communication'Shaping Urban Communities. Smart and Sustainable Solutions' – this was the motto of the U!REKA (The Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance) consortium’s third annual conference, hosted this year ...
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AUAS researchers help accelerate energy transition
27 November 2018 | CommunicationAn all-encompassing climate agreement is around the corner. In The Hague tension is mounting around the negotiating table. The stakes are high, but one thing is clear: it’s going to be a very tough job to ...
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AUAS to host Media Architecture Biennale 2020
19 November 2018 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCIThe prestigious Media Architecture Biennale 2020 (MAB20) will be jointly organised by various AUAS faculties, including the Play & Civic Media research group (DMCI Faculty) and Frank Suurenbroek’s ...
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Pay and prove yourself – this is the message to refugees
5 November 2018 | CommunicationPay a fine, prove yourself and take tests are the messages expressed most frequently in Dutch folders and brochures for refugees. This is the observation of Nadine Blankvoort, lecturer-researcher at AUAS and ...
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Lentil burgers and banana bread: 'nudging' in AUAS canteen
30 October 2018 | CommunicationThe new Sport and Nutrition Campus at the AUAS was recently launched on Dr. Meurerlaan. The eye-catcher is the new restaurant, which has been transformed into a luxury food court. Students and staff can taste the ...
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AUAS researchers to make Amsterdam’s rooftops climate-adaptive
24 October 2018 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyAmsterdam will install smart ‘blue-green’ roofs on social housing buildings. These roofs allow for extra (blue) water to be stored beneath the green surface, better protecting the homes and their ...
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‘Healthy Urban Living Lab’ marks Dutch first
18 October 2018 | CommunicationThe Bajes Quarter (Bajes Kwartier) in the South East of Amsterdam, a new neighbourhood being created on the site of the former Bijlmerbajes prison complex, will be the first new ‘healthy’ housing ...
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The Netherlands 'excels in fostering entrepreneurship'
3 October 2018 | CommunicationWhen it comes to embedding entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education institutions, the Netherlands is ahead of its European peers. The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is one of the ...
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AUAS combats loneliness in the city
27 September 2018 | CommunicationMore than 80,000 residents of Amsterdam feel seriously lonely. This has a negative impact on their participation in society and their health. 27 September marked the launch of national loneliness week, a theme that ...
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Digital Society School opens
17 September 2018 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe first week of September saw the launch of the Digital Society School: the new form of education within Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) that sees students, researchers and businesses work side by ...
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Programme to stop smoking after heart attack ineffective
7 September 2018 | CommunicationThe care in relation to giving up smoking offered to smokers following a heart attack is not effective. Patients who have stopped by themselves need something completely different, and those continuing to smoke ...
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AUAS ahead of UvA with open access to research output
17 August 2018 | CommunicationAvailable to all, free of charge: an increasingly important requirement for all academic articles financed using public funds. But how, as a university, do you organise this? Librarians Jaroen Kuijer (AUAS) and ...
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City and AUAS promote healthy lifestyles for Amsterdammers
16 July 2018 | CommunicationThe City of Amsterdam and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are joining forces to tackle challenges involving exercise, nutrition, health and professional and recreational sports in the city. The ...
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Study reveals optimal charging infrastructure rollout strategy
9 July 2018 | CommunicationA study conducted on the largest EV charging transactions dataset worldwide revealed insight in what rollout strategy for charging points can best be applied by policy makers. The research was conducted by Jurjen ...