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    June 8, 2026
    Recognition for education shaped by curiosity, collaboration, and attention to students

    Three nominations for the Best Teacher Awards 2026 at IE&IS

    Three IE&IS researchers have been nominated for the Best Teacher Awards 2026. Their teaching connects research, collaboration, and a strong…

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    May 20, 2026
    ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø researchers lead key work package in Horizon project on regenerative agriculture, business models, and ecosystem resilience

    GroundWork restores Europe's soil through regenerative livestock grazing

    How do we make regenerative agriculture work in practice? In the Horizon Europe project GroundWork, ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø researchers lead a key work package…

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    April 8, 2026
    Researchers help shape a report that frames circularity as an economic reality

    IE&IS contributes to State of Circular Entrepreneurship

    IE&IS researchers contribute to the ‘Staat van Circulair Ondernemen’ (State of Circular Entrepreneurship) 2026 report, based on PhD research…

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    March 8, 2026
    Postdoc Jennifer van den Berg on psychological safety

    'You can be visible and still doubt. You can be an expert and still explore'

    In our Wellbeing series: Postdoc Jennifer van den Berg on doubt, trust, and psychological safety in academia.

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    February 24, 2026

    From lab to market: ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø kicks off Tech Transfer Challenge

    PhD candidates, postdocs, and professors can now explore the commercial potential of their ideas.

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    February 13, 2026
    RISE brings farmers, businesses, residents, and governments together to make choices that strengthen nature and keep regions livable, with support from NWO

    Nature and food hand in hand

    RISE connects biodiversity with area development. Researchers, farmers, businesses, residents, and governments make joint choices that…

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    January 12, 2026
    How Humans and Robots Together Enhance Customer Orientation

    Dancing with Robots in Customer Service

    PhD David Leiño Calleja explores how frontline robots and employees jointly improve customer perception. ITEM reveals what works: social…

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    November 25, 2025
    Sepide Mehrabi earns Cum Laude for research on how companies and consumers can jointly drive change in food value chains

    Innovative Business Models Accelerate Sustainable Transition in Agri-Food

    Postdoc Sepide Mehrabi explores how innovative business models enable sustainable transitions in agri-food systems through collaboration…

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    November 21, 2025
    Designing actionable perspectives and solutions to support system-level transformation in multi-stakeholder environments

    Shaping desirable futures

    PhD research by Britt Smulders shows how to design actionable perspectives and solutions for system transformation in multi-stakeholder…

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    November 17, 2025
    Marcel Bogers, Evangelia Demerouti, and Daniël Lakens featured in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list

    Three IE&IS Researchers Again Among the World’s Most Cited

    Marcel Bogers, Evangelia Demerouti, and Daniël Lakens rank among the top 1% most cited researchers worldwide, according to Clarivate’s…

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    November 12, 2025
    ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø explores research domain Resilience & Security

    'Protecting our society through the power of fundamental research'

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    October 23, 2025

    Three ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø Researchers Awarded Vidi Grant

    Three ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø researchers can accelerate their research with NWO Vidi grants. This provides these researchers with a boost in times of cutbacks…