Brexit expert Jonathan Zeitlin reflects on the Brexit deal that came into effect on 1 January 2021. ‘When we last spoke about Brexit, I wondered if the transition period would be the beginning of the end, or the end of[…]
Dr Frank Pijpers (1964) has been appointed professor by special appointment of Complexity for Official Statistics at the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The chair was established on behalf of Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Pijpers will combine[…]
Extreme shyness likely emerges in very early childhood. Developmental psychologist Milica Nikolić is conducting research to determine how parents can prevent their children from becoming overly shy in later life. Extreme shyness can have a negative impact on both mental[…]
Till at least 9 February parents in the Netherlands are in lockdown with their children. How did Dutch families mentally cope with the first wave of the corona pandemic? Preventive Youth Care researchers share first results of a longitudinal study.[…]
A quarter of all known species live in the soil. Life above ground depends on the soil and its countless inhabitants. Yet, global strategies to protect biodiversity have so far paid little attention to this habitat. In the journal Science,[…]
Remote sensing (satellite observations) gives a great potential for detecting changes in permafrost in the context of Arctic warming. Satellites carry dierent sensors which are able to detect dierent characteristic of the land surface such as vegetation cover, surface temperature, surface moisture, snow cover, and topography. Remote sensing gives scientists direct information about ongoing environmental changes and are also often required as input for climate models.