The Data School is making an impact on an international scale, raising awareness among scientist and government officials on the ethical impacts of big data projects.
It is important for climate change to become a structural part of the curriculum in our schools. Honest information transfer, action orientation and the creation of hope all go hand in hand, say Andrik Becht, Elma Blom and Sander Thomaes.
Grant for a research project by the School of Economics on stakeholder involvement for groundwater solutions to reduce the extreme effects of climate change.
Freedom remains one of the most evocative political rallying cries around the world. It is central to the notion of humanitarian intervention, which has dragged Western nations into war since the 18th century. It was successfully mobilised to found the welfare state. And it is now a buzzword for the nativists being swept to power across the world鈥ven if the urge for freedom speaks to something deep within us, what it means changes from place to place, and from one generation to the next. Both lessons are crucial for those wishing to mobilise environmental action. Those who write the book of freedom gain huge political rewards.
