Feb 15, 2023
This episode is full of updates! Associate Professor Marthe Walvoort returns to the podcast to update us on her research on sugars and the Sticky Sugars project she received an ERC grant for (8:40). Léonie de Jonge, Assistant Professor in European Politics and Society, is back to tell us more about her research...
Dec 20, 2022
Our guest this episode is dr. Robert Prey, Assistant Professor of Media Studies. Last month, he was awarded an ERC Starting Grant. Wim and Tina interview him on what the ERC grant means for him and the research it will allow him to conduct on the influence of streaming and social media platforms on musicians, the...
Nov 4, 2022
Our guest this episode is Professor of Political Philosophy Lisa Herzog. Wim and Tina interview her on the role of knowledge in society. They discuss how markets, expert communities and democratic processes influence knowledge in our complex societies. We also discuss the work she does for the Young Academy...
Sep 21, 2022
Vandaag zijn we te gast bij Theunis Piersma in Leeuwarden bij zijn onderzoeksgroep BirdEyes. Wim, Arjen en Tina spreken met hem over zijn onderzoek naar trekvogels: wat is de invloed van het landschap op deze vogels en welk gedrag is aangeleerd en wat is aangeboren. Ook vertelt hij hoe hij met BirdEyes het...
Jun 29, 2022
Our guests today are Sophie van Mierlo and Emma Dodd. They are both doing their PhD’s at the Kapteyn Institute in Groningen. Sophie's research focuses on galaxy growth in the early Universe and Emma focuses in her research on the formation of the Milky Way. The Institute is named after J.C. Kapteyn, the first...