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The PhD Defence
May 20, 2020
- Tara Lewis
‘The current biker gang policy is about who’s boss in the Netherlands’

Criminologist Teun van Ruitenburg has studied how the Dutch government’s approach to…
The PhD Defence
May 20, 2020
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
March 27, 2020
- Tara Lewis
PhD defence in the time of corona: ‘I got quite a few visits from the postman and the florist’

Last Friday, Stephanie Maas was presented with a PhD for her thesis ‘In the Moment of…
The PhD Defence
March 27, 2020
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
February 24, 2020
- Tara Lewis
‘Without working out I would never have finished my dissertation’

Even though all Chinese media are censored by the government, the way young people use…
The PhD Defence
February 24, 2020
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
January 16, 2020
- Tara Lewis
‘The best prior education for becoming a judge is working in a supermarket’

Sohail Wahedi wanted to become a judge from a young age. At the end of last year, he…
The PhD Defence
January 16, 2020
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
November 28, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘For historical understanding, it can sometimes be important to move past the ratio’

Why historical events in schoolbooks change over the years was Tina van der Vlies's…
The PhD Defence
November 28, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
October 28, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘We survived the volcanic eruption, so I wanted to do something for the future generation’

Vicky Ariyanti survived a volcanic eruption in Indonesia and decided to do a PhD on the…
The PhD Defence
October 28, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
September 26, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘I wouldn’t recommend having a baby in the final year of your PhD research’

Social desirability is generally regarded a bad thing in personality tests, even though…
The PhD Defence
September 26, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
July 3, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘What motivated me was to prevent misunderstandings by analysing language’

After conducting research for seven years, Mireille Kirkels was awarded a PhD last month…
The PhD Defence
July 3, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
June 6, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘By now I have a love-hate relationship with my dissertation’

Last month Luc Benda was awarded a PhD for his dissertation on the intended and unintended
The PhD Defence
June 6, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
May 8, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘Autism plays a unique role in psychosexual functioning’

Little was known about how young people with autism experience all aspects of sexuality.…
The PhD Defence
May 8, 2019
Tara Lewis

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