I have written hundreds of articles and coordinated dozens of magazines over the years, but here are a few that are still close to my heart.
Science & Technology
Who wants to live forever? Cover story exploring technology that could help us become immortal (Science & Technology Magazine #3, 2017)
Want to save 9.000 liters of water a week? Become a vegan (Science & Technology Magazine #7, 2019)
Secrets of the Master Interrogator (Science & Technology Magazine #8, 2019)
Women’ s Health research. Did you know that diseases manifest differently in women than in men, and that female patients are more likely to have a negative reaction to medications? (Campus Magazine #7, 2022)
Geo-Health research knows no limits – why is it important to link health and disease in space and time (Campus Magazine #8, 2022)
How fast are icebergs melting? Research by Sander Huisman who aims to fully understand melting and dissolution in turbulent flows (U-Today, 2022)
Methods to help women breastfeed. Research by Nienke Bosschaart, who works on new methods to help women breastfeed (U-Today, 2022)
Virtual Burglary Project – Using VR to determine what happens inside the mind of a burglar (U-Today, 2022)
Artificial placenta to save babies’ lives (U-Today, 2023)
Profiles (In-depth personal interviews)
Azadeh Akbari: Iranian scientist, activist and journalist
Brechje Marechal: Environment & Sustainability Officer
Gender (in)equality
Series of interviews with female scientists about the hurdles they face in academia
‘I’m too ambitious to be a woman’
A feature focused on the importance of (female) role models
‘We need more women who aren’t presented as princesses’
(Ongoing) series
The Good Scientist: Winning big grants, supervising students, appearing in media… what is the secret to being a successful academic? In this series, researchers reflect on the various ways of being a good scientist and contributing to the world.
PhD stories: Online series exploring what it takes to be a doctoral candidate.