Society

Fake news is flourishing these days, but why? We asked Ivar Vermeulen, associate professor in Communication Science and fake news researcher.

The far-reaching government measures for the coronavirus outbreak are making personal contact very difficult for elderly. How can we contribute?

The American-born Kelsey Sibley studied Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences at the VU Amsterdam.

It is highly likely that our bodies contain microplastics, but are they also inside the cells of unborn children?

Theo van Tilburg, sociologist at the VU Amsterdam, has studied loneliness among elderly Dutch people.

We seem to have a limited view of what sexuality is, according to philosopher Ype de Boer.

Sandra Ysbrandy had worked her way up the ladder at Rabobank, however she decided to set a radical new course for her career.

Gerko Tempelman attended the Vrije Universiteit to get a degree in theology, but lost his faith along the way.

„People sometimes assume that you’ll only find big business at the Zuidas, but that’s a misunderstanding”, says David van Traa.

Mustapha Abdellati, the only partner of Moroccan descant working for E&Y Nederland, is putting effort into creating greater workplace diversity.