The time has finally come to reconnect in person with promising industries! If you are interested to get in touch with the high-tech sector of Dutch horticulture (=growing edible and non-edible plants) and learn about new advancements and potential career paths save the date, March 14, and fill the form Read more…
Ben jij een bovengemiddeld ambitieuze masterstudent met interesse in complexe maatschappelijke en bestuurlijke vraagstukken rond thema’s als mobiliteit, leefbaarheid en de energietransitie? Ben je nieuwsgierig naar het vak als adviseur bij een gerenommeerd organisatieadviesbureau? Kijk dan eens naar een stage of traineeship bij Berenschot! Als trainee of stagiair kom je Read more…
This year, Shift is proud to be part of the organising team for “Food for Thought”, an event that encourages participants to make more conscious decisions about food through both online and offline activities on food circularity and action. The series was organised by the LDE Center for Sustainability Students, Read more…
In this cold weather, you want a meal that will keep you warm and contains enough energy to power you on your epic ice-skating trips or winter city walks! Shakshuka is a simple one pan dish which fulfills these requirements perfectly. There are a lot of different ways of making Read more…
After Sinterklaas, Christmas and New Years it is now time for…. Valentine’s Day! Wait, wait, before you tell me all about how it is a commercial holiday (although I love that the chocolate is on sale the day after that) or that it is impossible to have a date Read more…
Physical lectures, Bouwpub, stale machine coffee and small talk in the bike shed made room for browser issues, quarantines, muted educators and Zoom showers. Concentration problems, motivation loss and lack of interaction are at the order of the day. In case you haven’t managed to lose your study motivation over Read more…
It’s big, edible and omnipresent; the food industry is everywhere. And so are its problems. The food system is notorious for its major issues such as resource over-extraction, eutrophication, underpayment and power abuse. With his recently founded organization Gros, Industrial Ecology student Simon Schilt seeks to find an answer to these worrisome developments. Lowik Pieters
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As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, it becomes harder to do some Corona Proof activities outside. Therefore, we came up with some interesting indoor activities to get you through the coming winter. So put on your oversized sweater, get a steaming mug of tea and sit Read more…
When sitting at home in these windy, rainy autumn days you might be in need of some serious comfort food. With this easy recipe you can make a delicious vegan curry with the vegetable of the season: the pumpkin. Not only nice to carve out or put in your pumpkin Read more…
Book review by Lowik Pieters: Prosperity without growth by Tim Jackson It seems like the world is changing rapidly, but one thing has been stable for centuries: our need for (economic) growth. To date, the EU and the UN stick to the mantra of ‘green growth’, arguing that over time, Read more…