Videos

Lotte
Vermeulen
Arteveldehogeschool

Buying (un)packaged food: sustainable decisions in the supermarket

Food packaging generates a lot of waste. Lotte Vermeulen wants to help you reduce your waste: she is developing concrete tools to help consumers to choose the most sustainable packaging in the supermarket
Stefan
L. Smith
UGent

Surviving in dry environments: lessons from the past

As a result of climate change, more and more areas in the world are suffering from drought. Can we draw lessons from the Ancient past, where people learned to adapt to life in arid regions of the Near East and built entire communities there?
Mieke
Meirsschaut
Arteveldehogeschool

Working together and chatting for stronger education

Co- and teamteaching can be a real added value in education. However, this is not always a success: everything depends on good communication between co-teachers. That is what Mieke Meirsschaut tries to foster - in corona-free times- with amongst other her chat cards.
Robin
Bonné
FWO
UHasselt

Can you build a smartphone from bacteria?

Last year, scientists discovered bacteria in the mud of the North Sea that can conduct electricity. Robin Bonné (Hasselt University - FWO) is investigating whether we can use these 'cable bacteria' to create biodegradable electronic wires.
Helena
Sienaert
Arteveldehogeschool

The risk of playing too safe

What do you do when you see a toddler walking around with scissors? Do you panic? Do you get angry? Do you take them off immediately? It's tempting to intervene immediately in such a situation. But no matter how well you mean it, you do deprive a toddler of the opportunity to learn to deal with risks on his or her own.
Kaat
Helsloot
Arteveldehogeschool

Every child is like a seed

In Belgium, 1 in 7 children is born into a disadvantaged family. Together with her colleagues at the Artevelde University College Kaat Helsloot developed a care path to offer vulnerable children and their mothers extra support.
Jade
Pattyn
UAntwerpen

Detecting cervical cancer through a urine sample?

Jade Pattyn (UAntwerp) wants to make cervical cancer extremely rare. She is working on an alternative to detect cervical cancer more easy: via a simple urine sample instead of a smear. As she states: "many women will agree with me: there are nicer places to lay down than in your doctor's chair"
Sabrina
Nachtergaele
Arteveldehogeschool

Would you like a role model at your hospital bedside?

"Nurses do more than wash patients, give injections and execute what the doctor asks them to do. They take full control of your hospitalization and have a great influence on the quality of the care you receive", as Sabrina Nachtergaele explains in this video. 
Annelien
Callens
Arteveldehogeschool

Feeling good in your body with type 2 diabetes

Let people with type 2 diabetes enjoy life to the fullest. That is the mission of Annelien Callens and her colleagues. They investigate whether group sessions with peers can help diabetes patients.
Joyce
Stroobant
UGent

How reliable is dr. Google?

We used to go to the doctor when feeling ill. Now we all first pay a visit to Doctor Google. But how reliable is online health information? Joyce Stroobant (University of Ghent) has three tips for you to assess the trustworthiness of online health info.
Annelore
Deprez
Arteveldehogeschool

Recognizing fake news: not as simple as you think

Social media have become the most important source of information for many young people. But at the same time, a lot of fake news is circulating on these platforms. Time to better arm young people to recognize and debunk fake news, according to Annelore Deprez.
Laure
Jacquemin
UAntwerpen

Electrical current soothes tinnitus

Ever had a ringing in your ears after a festival or party? If this is persistent, you suffer from tinnitus: a constant -and very annoying- peeping. Unfortunately, tinnitus cannot be cured, but brain stimulation can help to reduce the burden of the tinnitus. That is what Laure Jacquemin (UAntwerp) is working on.