European Super League creates unfair monopoliesTsjalle van der Burg, assistant professor in Economics at the University of Twente, has issued a strong warning about the prospect of a Super League for European football. In an article published in December in the scientific journal Managing Sport and Leisure, Van der Burg argues that the plan for a European Super League goes against European competition law. He urges the European Union to intervene. “An elite league from which clubs cannot be relegated means that some of those participating – a Dutch club like Ajax, for example – will end up with a monopoly on top European football in their own country.”Read more
Much to gain from early detection of postpartum depressionA depression after childbirth affects about one in ten women. This type of depression has a great impact on the mother, but can also affect the development of the child. It is therefore important to identify possible depression at an early stage. Mothers who have just given birth often find it difficult to talk about their symptoms of depression, and even healthcare professionals often do not recognise such depressions. University of Twente PhD candidate and child healthcare physician Angarath van der Zee conducted research on how Preventive Child Healthcare (PCHC) centres could improve the detection of depressions. Van der Zee says: “My study showed that much is to be gained by early detection by PCHC. The number of mothers experiencing depression at nine months postpartum has decreased by up to a third.”Read more
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