In search of a new world orderDevelopments on the world stage are tumbling over each other. America is unleashing a global trade war and has a strategic eye on Greenland. China appears cautious, but meanwhile spreads its long tentacles. Europe is militarising to meet the threat from Russia. Not to mention the conflicts in the Middle East. Arend Jan Boekestijn, associate professor of Geopolitics (UU), goes in search of the new world order. Boekestijn presents the BNR podcast Boekestijn en De Wijk on geopolitical changes. He is also a political commentator at Dit is de dag on NPO Radio 1 and, together with Tim de Wit, makes the podcast Europa draait door.Read more
Native trees first?Twente forests are struggling. Pedunculate oak, beech, ash and Norway spruce are declining. Can our forests cope with climate change or should we give them a hand? And if forests are actively rejuvenated? What is the wisest option: native trees first? Or should we plant more species from other climate zones? This Science Café addresses the question of what the future of trees and forests might look like. Seppe De Mits MSc. (Wageningen University) does research on native trees and shrubs. Marcel Horsthuis (ecologist at Staatsbosbeheer in Salland and Twente) takes us through forest ecology and restoration strategies.Read more
In search of a new world order
Native trees first?
Cooperating with the army?
The secret of successful change
Writers for Ukraine
Simulation patients: simulated diseases, real lessons
Young pianists in the spotlights
Nobel lectures
From shivering to sweating - the science behind body temperature
Twente textiles of the future
Power plant Lingen: energy transition in full swing
The Wild North Sea – diving and filming underwater
