'Kickboxing is no longer the sport of the criminal underbelly'
Frank van Gemert, a criminologist at VU Amsterdam, not only researches kickboxing but also trains weekly in the gym.
Society
Berno Bucker developed an app that supports aesthetic choices: 'It's not an Instagram filter.'
We all know that first impressions matter.
Corien van Zweden wrote a book based on her father's diaries: 'It felt like I was trespassing forbidden ground.'
Writer Corien van Zweden studied theology at VU Amsterdam, but lost her faith after a trip to Pakistan. "I got the craft of writing in return."
VU alumna Nynke Sietsma wrote a book about her deceased son
Journalist Nynke Sietsma (43) lost her son Berend to cancer at the age of four and wrote the poignant book B.
Psychiatrist Christiaan Vinkers: 'Burnout doesn't exist'
According to psychiatrist Christiaan Vinkers, accurately diagnosing burnout is impossible.
'Financial advice should be accessible to everyone'
„It's not right that personal financial advice is only available to the wealthy,” argues Ehsan Ramezanifar.
CO2 Compensation by fossil fuel industry exposed as hot air
Oil companies compensating for their emissions? „Nonsense!", says Mathieu Blondeel. „It's like buying their souls a ticket to climate heaven."
Racism in elderly care: an overlooked problem
According to Saskia Duijs, racism in the workplace is an overlooked issue. „The harm is concealed in the silence of white colleagues and supervisors."
Writer Joke J. Hermsen on nostalgia: 'We all long for a lost time.'
For Joke J. Hermsen, studying at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam felt like being reborn. „I came home to myself.”
'I have often had to fight against the label 'refugee''
Wahhab Hassoo, who fled from Iraq, reached VU Amsterdam through vocational education. Now, he's on the list for parliamentary elections.
