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Successfully losing weight and maintaining your weight loss? This is most achievable when you have confidence in your own abilities and a social environment that doesn't make it too difficult.

The use of gardens for relaxation or treatment can have positive effects on patients' health. However, these opportunities are often not utilised to their full potential.

David van den Berg, endowed professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, calls for a fundamental change in mental healthcare.

The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded 102 experienced researchers, seven of whom are from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, with a Vidi grant.

The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded 174 promising researchers from the full breadth of science, sixteen of whom are from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC, with a Veni funding. This will allow the laureates to further develop their own research ideas over the next three years.

Animal species can sometimes evolve very quickly. Biologist Niek Barmentlo discovered that this is now happening in North America.

Climate change can accelerate due to feedback mechanisms: complex phenomena caused by climate change that in turn can further drive climate change. An example is the extra CO2 emissions from thawing permafrost. Research into the influence of feedback mechanisms in the long term has been ongoing, and modern climate change research is obviously happening as well, but the connection between the two has so far been underemphasized.

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has elected 17 new members - distinguished scientists from all disciplines - for life, including VU Amsterdam Professor of Socio-economics Klarita Gërxhani.

On April 16, President of the Executive Board Margrethe Jonkman and Chief Impact Officer Davide Iannuzzi have signed an agreement with the Dutch New Narrative Lab (DNNL).

A PhD candidate from the KIN Center for Digital Innovation, Coen van der Geest, is currently on a research visit at BI Norwegian Business School.

VU Amsterdam is at the heart of a rapidly changing world. Societal issues that have a major impact on our daily lives are becoming increasingly complex.

Bolivia is at the forefront in terms of its constitutional framework, the presence of indigenous professionals in public administration and the successful projection of a pro-Mother Earth rhetoric in international fora-, thus Cletus Gregor Barié, cultural anthropologist.

Gossip is inextricably linked to our social interactions. We gossip to keep each other informed about the behavior and character of others.

The open society is increasingly threatened by crises such as pandemics, terrorism, floods, and earthquakes.

During the research, you sometimes encounter results that you did not expect. Although this was not part of the research plan, you still want to do something with it. To further develop these unexpected findings, VU projects will now receive a small top-up of up to 30,000 euros per project from NWO. With this additional contribution, societal impact can be created.

Nienke van Atteveldt, professor of neuroscience and society at VU Amsterdam, and Tieme Janssen, an associate professor, have received a Proof of Concept (PoC) grant of 150,000 euros from the European Research Council (ERC) for the project Explore Your Brain 2.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) and Aidsfonds partner up to fund a six-year research project to achieve a breakthrough in HIV cure.

Encouraging people to think whether they want to make sustainable food choice makes it easier to nudge them in the right direction.