Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/vu-amsterdam-a-better-world-with-vu In this 5-part series VU Press officer Marieke Theunissen explores the latest projects on sustainability at VU Amsterdam. This series is part of exhibition A Better World@VU. The main goal of the exhibition is to show projects of VU students and employees that contribute to a more sustainable world. Both near and far from VU Amsterdam. © 2025 VU Amsterdam e025e135-4c49-5cce-8bd3-0a2b361bb85b no en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:02:10 +0100 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:13:30 +0100 http://www.vu.nl/betterworld https://img.transistor.fm/cA_jit0m3Uqo3HXBnZd6lIJ69zlu6X0-WIknU4LyXfU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxMTAzLzE2NTMy/ODMyMjgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg http://www.vu.nl/betterworld episodic VU Amsterdam In this 5-part series VU Press officer Marieke Theunissen explores the latest projects on sustainability at VU Amsterdam. This series is part of exhibition A Better World@VU. The main goal of the exhibition is to show projects of VU students and employees that contribute to a more sustainable world. Both near and far from VU Amsterdam. In this 5-part series VU Press officer Marieke Theunissen explores the latest projects on sustainability at VU Amsterdam. VU Amsterdam No No 5 5 5. A response to climate change based on hope (Hope for Climate) full a237edde-9a75-4262-9ba5-40e44d402ad7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/561d447e In this final episode Jan Jorrit Hasselaar, economist and theologian at the Faculty of Religion and Theology of VU Amsterdam explains that views on climate change are often either pessimistic or optimistic. But that’s not constructive, Hasselaar argues. There is a third way to deal with radical uncertainty in the context of climate change: that of hope.

]]> In this final episode Jan Jorrit Hasselaar, economist and theologian at the Faculty of Religion and Theology of VU Amsterdam explains that views on climate change are often either pessimistic or optimistic. But that’s not constructive, Hasselaar argues. There is a third way to deal with radical uncertainty in the context of climate change: that of hope.

]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 07:56:00 +0200 VU Amsterdam VU Amsterdam 1299 In this final episode Jan Jorrit Hasselaar, economist and theologian at the Faculty of Religion and Theology of VU Amsterdam explains that views on climate change are often either pessimistic or optimistic. But that’s not constructive, Hasselaar argues. There is a third way to deal with radical uncertainty in the context of climate change: that of hope. In this final episode Jan Jorrit Hasselaar, economist and theologian at the Faculty of Religion and Theology of VU Amsterdam explains that views on climate change are often either pessimistic or optimistic. But that’s not constructive, Hasselaar argues. T No 4 4 4. Education for everyone (Right2Education) full 3ce8832b-2f86-4708-958b-aa093e0504cd https://share.transistor.fm/s/ba412453 In this episode Esme Smithson-Swain and Lidewij van der Vaart elaborate on the Right2Education project. Together with a group of ten students, they want tohelp refugees (guest students) integrate and make higher education more accessible to all because they firmly believe in equal chances for everyone. 

]]> In this episode Esme Smithson-Swain and Lidewij van der Vaart elaborate on the Right2Education project. Together with a group of ten students, they want tohelp refugees (guest students) integrate and make higher education more accessible to all because they firmly believe in equal chances for everyone. 

]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 07:54:00 +0200 VU Amsterdam VU Amsterdam 1273 In this episode Esme Smithson-Swain and Lidewij van der Vaart elaborate on the Right2Education project. Together with a group of ten students, they want to help refugees (guest students) integrate and make higher education more accessible to all because they firmly believe in equal chances for everyone. In this episode Esme Smithson-Swain and Lidewij van der Vaart elaborate on the Right2Education project. Together with a group of ten students, they want to help refugees (guest students) integrate and make higher education more accessible to all because t No 3 3 3. Science without animal testing (RatBrain) full f50b03b8-6a6e-42b6-8bd9-9c9009d3975d https://share.transistor.fm/s/2917fae4 In this episode we meet Beatrice Guastella, a 25-year-old Italian. She just finished her masters on Bioinformatics & System Biology at VU Amsterdam. Now she’s working as a junior researcher on predictive pharmacology, and she dreams of a world without animal testing. To reach that goal, she’s implementing a three-dimensional mathematical model that represents a rat brain.

]]> In this episode we meet Beatrice Guastella, a 25-year-old Italian. She just finished her masters on Bioinformatics & System Biology at VU Amsterdam. Now she’s working as a junior researcher on predictive pharmacology, and she dreams of a world without animal testing. To reach that goal, she’s implementing a three-dimensional mathematical model that represents a rat brain.

]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 07:51:29 +0200 VU Amsterdam VU Amsterdam 1131 In this episode we meet Beatrice Guastella, a 25-year-old Italian. She just finished her masters on Bioinformatics & System Biology at VU Amsterdam. Now she’s working as a junior researcher on predictive pharmacology, and she dreams of a world without animal testing. To reach that goal, she’s implementing a three-dimensional mathematical model that represents a rat brain. In this episode we meet Beatrice Guastella, a 25-year-old Italian. She just finished her masters on Bioinformatics & System Biology at VU Amsterdam. Now she’s working as a junior researcher on predictive pharmacology, and she dreams of a world without No 2 2 2. Make doing good fun and easy (CollAction) full 5753d5a6-4e77-4fa4-8611-53decab0050b https://share.transistor.fm/s/cc0652df In this episode Tom Siebring and Niklas Schumacher, both students of VU Amsterdam, explain how you can contribute to a better world in a fun and easy way. Together with their fellow students Ruben Horn, Tom Tetteroo, Liya Wang, Karlijn Gernaat and Ed Reinoso they are developing an app called CollAction. It is their goal to connect people that want to act. Whether it’s to clean up the local neighbourhood or to tackle big problems like climate change.

]]> In this episode Tom Siebring and Niklas Schumacher, both students of VU Amsterdam, explain how you can contribute to a better world in a fun and easy way. Together with their fellow students Ruben Horn, Tom Tetteroo, Liya Wang, Karlijn Gernaat and Ed Reinoso they are developing an app called CollAction. It is their goal to connect people that want to act. Whether it’s to clean up the local neighbourhood or to tackle big problems like climate change.

]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 07:45:50 +0200 VU Amsterdam VU Amsterdam 1173 In this episode Tom Siebring and Niklas Schumacher, both students of VU Amsterdam, explain how you can contribute to a better world in a fun and easy way. Together with their fellow students Ruben Horn, Tom Tetteroo, Liya Wang, Karlijn Gernaat and Ed Reinoso they are developing an app called CollAction. It is their goal to connect people that want to act. Whether it’s to clean up the local neighbourhood or to tackle big problems like climate change. In this episode Tom Siebring and Niklas Schumacher, both students of VU Amsterdam, explain how you can contribute to a better world in a fun and easy way. Together with their fellow students Ruben Horn, Tom Tetteroo, Liya Wang, Karlijn Gernaat and Ed Rein No 1 1 1. Why doctors should care about environmental change (CO2-assistants) full 05537901-c67d-4443-b6ef-042dd4226c67 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cc608e23 In this episode Philip Elders, Sarah Djurfi and Gabrielle Cepella, all former or current medical students of VU Amsterdam, talk about environmental change. Together with their fellow students Lieke Noij, Jip van Trommel, Eva van der Heide and Amber van Haaster they call themselves CO₂-assistants. It is their goal to raise awareness for the impact of environmental change on our health. And that requires a radical change of the medical curriculum.

]]> In this episode Philip Elders, Sarah Djurfi and Gabrielle Cepella, all former or current medical students of VU Amsterdam, talk about environmental change. Together with their fellow students Lieke Noij, Jip van Trommel, Eva van der Heide and Amber van Haaster they call themselves CO₂-assistants. It is their goal to raise awareness for the impact of environmental change on our health. And that requires a radical change of the medical curriculum.

]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 07:33:47 +0200 VU Amsterdam VU Amsterdam 1181 In this episode Philip Elders, Sarah Djurfi and Gabrielle Cepella, all former or current medical students of VU Amsterdam, talk about environmental change. Together with their fellow students Lieke Noij, Jip van Trommel, Eva van der Heide and Amber van Haaster they call themselves CO₂-assistants. It is their goal to raise awareness for the impact of environmental change on our health. And that requires a radical change of the medical curriculum. In this episode Philip Elders, Sarah Djurfi and Gabrielle Cepella, all former or current medical students of VU Amsterdam, talk about environmental change. Together with their fellow students Lieke Noij, Jip van Trommel, Eva van der Heide and Amber van Ha No