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‘The climate crisis and the current energy crisis – with energy prices doubling – make it more urgent than ever to make the built environment more sustainable and to save more energy. That is why you should come up with a smart policy that is in line with the different types of companies and that … Read more
Helga van Leur also found it hard to believe. “Are weather models already doing April 1 jokes?” tweeted the famous meteorologist when she saw the precipitation forecast. It turned out not to be the case: after a period full of warm spring days, the Netherlands suddenly woke up with a layer of snow. Glaciologist and … Read more
The war between Russia and Ukraine is not just physical: there is also a cyber war going on. Russian hackers have been carrying out cyber attacks in Ukraine for years, but in recent weeks the Russians have picked up the pace. Not only Ukraine suffers from this, the West is also at risk. President Putin.Sergei … Read more
CSIR 3.0 was recently released. This Cybersecurity Implementation Guideline for Objects Rijkswaterstaat has been generalized so that parties such as contracting companies and water boards can also get to work with it. The new guideline has been drawn up in close collaboration with the professional field. The original guideline dates from 2013. It is a … Read more
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) and the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) have now approved the merger between Stichting GGZ Momentum and Vincent van Gogh. The deed was officially passed on Wednesday March 30, making the merger a fact. A number of formal steps have been taken in the past period, but 28 … Read more
The elderly have to work hard for it, but their muscles can have a metabolism almost similar to that of young adults. This is shown by research by Maastricht University and Amsterdam UMC published in Nature Aging. UM researcher Joris Hoeks: ‘It concerns older people who really exercise vigorously.’ When studying the muscle tissue of … Read more
The idea of the homo economicus, the human being who makes rational financial decisions, has long been outdated. Behavioral economists have noted time and again that people can be quite irrational when making financial decisions, but in these behavioral statements, two aspects remain relatively underexposed: culture and financial literacy. Bart Frijns, professor of Finance at … Read more
Ten wonderful destinations at home and abroad Do you want to stamp in a Brabant swamp this spring? Or would you rather walk in a dream valley in Luxembourg? Ten beautiful destinations in the Netherlands and Europe. Booking is easy via anwbcamping.nl 1. Veluwe: unbeatable classic Grandpa and grandma already came here, and now even … Read more
By the end of fckd! Lize van Olden does an inspired imitation of climate activist Greta Thunberg. “This is all wrong,” she begins, fists clenched and eyes narrowed. She roars over trees and glaciers until she is stopped by Anna Hermanns. “Of course nobody listens to this. Too negative.” fckd! is an absurdist ‘climate comedy … Read more
Developments in IT have taken a huge flight worldwide. With more and more digital applications and solutions, we are redesigning business processes and changing the way we work, live and communicate. That digitization is wonderful; after all, it makes many aspects of our daily work and life easier and more efficient. However obvious these developments … Read more