Re-Paired Assemblages: beavers, humans and rivers in river restoration
This contribution to the Repair course of the Anthropocene Curriculum by HKW, Max Planck Institute and Jeremias Herberg. It disucces the influence of the repaired relationships between humans and beavers on its surroundings.
New paper on metaphor use in science communication by Marthe Smedinga, Alan Cienki and Henk de Regt
In their paper ‘Metaphors as tools for understanding’ Marthe Smedinga, Alan Cienki and Henk de Regt compare the use of metaphors in specialist and popular scientific literature
Academics find the teaching-research nexus fundamental but difficult in practice
The combination of teaching and research is considered fundamental to academia, but in practice the two tasks prove difficult to combine. This is evident from research by Kasja Weenink, Noëlle Aarts and Sandra Jacobs at Radboud University.
Statistics Rule | Lecture and conversation with Alan Irwin
Debates and decisions on major problems are often based on percentages, figures, and numbers. But how much do we actually understand and know about the numbers we base our decisions on?
Noëlle Aarts appointed as Domain Leader for Education and Awareness of the Nature-Inclusive Agenda
How do we capitalise on the opportunities nature offers for a healthy society? And how do we ensure that nature becomes part of everything we create and do? A team of nine directors will tackle these questions from the Nature-Inclusive Agenda.
“Allow children to play in nature on their own more often”
Nature can add something, especially in outdoor play areas where children can release their energy. This was observed by researchers in a study where over 1500 primary school pupils were asked to draw and analyse their favourite place to play outside
