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Eleven research projects involving Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have received a grant from NWO for the SSH Open Competition M 2024. The researchers will be starting work on promising ideas for five years. The projects cover the entire breadth of the SSH research field, some with an interdisciplinary or cross-domain character.

Youth researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Utrecht Universiteit have developed a guideline for healthy screen use, intended for parents and caregivers.

Homeowners are more likely to take protective measures after flood damage-especially when their insurance supports them.

With the rise of generative AI, unreliable information can easily be widely disseminated, with potentially serious consequences.

The global use of artificial intelligence is growing at a rapid pace. Yet the energy consumption that comes with it remains largely invisible.

Through the NWO Open Competition, the NWO Social Sciences and Humanities (SGW) domain aims to offer researchers the opportunity to conduct research on a topic of their own choosing, without thematic restrictions.

The Dutch historic landscape is under threat. Changes in the agricultural sector, rising sea levels, drought, and flooding urgently call for measures that will drastically alter the landscape.

Since last week, a new WOW weather station has been installed on the rooftop of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

From 17 to 22 April, the student information system will be unavailable due to an upgrade. This includes Canvas, VUnet, TestVision and Studielink. As of 22 April, everything will be available again. Politicians with dark personality traits such as narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism contribute to growing affective polarisation among citizens.

Findings from the ten-year study on religion and church life in the Netherlands What still connects the Dutch now that churches continue to empty? That's the central question of the study God in the Netherlands , which KRONCRV's Kruispunt presents.

Put two eyewitnesses of a crime together in an interview, and there's a good chance they'll provide relevant new information for a police investigation.

A new study by climate scientists Raed Hamed and Dim Coumou estimates that one-third of the global soybean production deficit in 2012 is attributable to human-caused climate change.

Military clerics firmly believed that the War of Independence in Indonesia (1945-1949) was a battle between good and evil, in which the Dutch army fought under divine protection.

Therapy focused on the body and movement, known as psychomotor therapy (PMT), has been found to be beneficial for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Where do we place solar farms and wind turbines? A new study shows the deciding factors, predicting where we will generate solar and wind power in the future.

The presence of humans has a major impact on biodiversity in the city. Especially noise affects the interaction between animals, according to a new study in Wildlife Biology.

The care for people with dementia often falls on the shoulders of women. Health economist Yvonne Krabbe-Alkemade is researching the consequences of the increasing demand for care on the position of women in society.

Exercise is good for you, yet many of us do not move enough. Human movement scientist Bart Visser, endowed professor at VU Amsterdam, researches ways to encourage people to be more active and to maintain these habits.

The brains of people under the influence of psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic "magic" mushrooms and truffles, respond fundamentally differently to visual stimuli.

How do our values change as we age? VU researcher Ingmar Leijen reveals that young people, particularly millennials, experience more rapid shifts in their values compared to older generations.

Why are children from affluent parents often successful themselves? Research by VU economist Sjoerd van Alten reveals that not only genetics play a role, but also the upbringing environment created by parents.

VU Amsterdam closes during the holidays. Please ask your questions on time and arrange your affairs before 21 December.

Humour can influence pain. Physiotherapist Wendy Scholten-Peeters, professor at VU Amsterdam, decided to conduct an experiment with her colleagues during Amsterdam's Museum Night.