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Academy Project Spotlight: Personality & burglary: A VR study

Posted on October 13th, 2023 by Max Miller

Burglary is a common and costly crime which has also been found to be a gateway to violent crimes. On average, the offenders in this study committed 62 burglaries each. Personality is a robust predictor of involvement with crime but … Continue reading →

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Flying start to Network Institute research visit: integrating quantum with language & communication

Posted on October 6th, 2023 by Max Miller

On September 4, Aletta Meinsma (PhD researcher Quantum & Society, Leiden University) started her Network Institute research visit. For the next 3 months, she will be visiting Gudrun Reijnierse (Assistant Professor Language & Communication, VU). To get the visit off … Continue reading →

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Creating Secure Societies Networking Session

Posted on October 5th, 2023 by Max Miller

The University of Twente and the VU’s synergistic “Creating Secure Societies” impact coalition is culminating in another meeting next month: When: 22nd November 2023, 2-6pm Where: University of Twente, at the Designlab, room LEARN-X Sign-up: here This synergy (find out … Continue reading →

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For over ten years, the Network Institute has been studying the digital society, in an interdisciplinary approach. The institute brings together a unique combination of scientists from informatics, social sciences and humanities.
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