TRS.20.038 – Re/Presenting Europe: Popular culture, black presence and belonging
Route: Towards resilient societies
cluster question: 046 What is Europe? Past, present and future.
My skin had disguised my Europeanness’ writes author Johnny Pitt, noting that Europe and whiteness are often still equated. How […]
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SD.20.010 – RIsk-based triaGe to improve tHe quality of care at birTh: RIGHT study
Route: Sustainable development goals for inclusive global development
cluster question: 091 Pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause - can we make them better for women?
Introduction: Ensuring that the right woman receives the right care at the right time during delivery is an essential strategy […]
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LT.20.002 – Accelerating emission-free, long-distance transport: advancing technology and societal value creation of Hyperloop
Route: Logistics and transport in an energetic, innovative, and sustainable society
cluster question: 28 How can more fuel-efficient ships, aeroplanes, cars, lorries, trains and other means of transport contribute to the energy efficiency and environmental-friendliness of the overall transport system?
Hyperloop can create a huge step forward in developing CO2-free transport. Operating at speeds of 700 – 1000 km/h, it […]
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TRS.20.043 – Maintaining Equal Economic Opportunities in Times of Crisis
Route: Towards resilient societies
cluster question: 049 How can we ensure that our labour force and labour-market organisations remain robust and resilient as they face the challenges of the 21st century?
There is a widespread consensus that private actor involvement is a key requirement for solving the grand challenges of our […]
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TRS.20.032 – Promoting inclusivity and social cohesion in and through advertising
Route: Towards resilient societies
cluster question: 047 How can we promote social cohesion in a society that is culturally and religiously diverse?
Resilient societies need imaginative images and narratives that make citizens feel included, connected, protected and understood; that encourage them to […]
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TRS.20.024 – Addressing wicked challenges in urban disaster governance: towards an inclusive approach
Route: Towards resilient societies
cluster question: 055 How do we protect ourselves against natural disasters (such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods)?
The earthquakes in Haiti (2010) and Nepal (2015) have shown the vulnerability of cities for disaster. Many more disasters, like […]
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SD.20.003 – Building sustainable and inclusive urban futures: incremental housing and city-making flows in the Global South (HOUSEFLOW)
Route: Sustainable development goals for inclusive global development
cluster question: 045 What are the implications and challenges associated with worldwide urbanisation?
Incremental housing is a key driver of urbanisation worldwide. HOUSEFLOW explores incremental building practices as a key vantage point to […]
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PM.20.023 – Proton therapy: less is more
Route: Personalised medicine: the individual at the centre
cluster question: 094 How do we improve the quality of health care as much as possible while keeping it affordable?
Cancer radiation therapy is often associated with severe damage of surrounding healthy tissue and can even result in death. Proton […]
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HCR.20.034 – The Nature and Nurture of Human Behavior
Route: Health care research, sickness prevention and treatment
cluster question: 070 Why do we do what we do, are we who we think we are, and what factors influence our behaviour? In other words, how can we understand our behaviour?
Nature and nurture affect virtually any human trait. We will build on the strengths of the Netherlands in genetics and […]
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CAD.20.019 – Towards a paradigm shift in education using virtual reality, intelligent tutoring systems, serious games and learning analytics
Route: Child and adolescent development, upbringing and education
cluster question: 065 What should education be like in the future?
Despite the successes of national educational system, there is reason for concern: technology has hardly been implemented in the classroom, […]
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