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  • The PhD Defence
    June 19, 2024
    • Manon Dillen
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    How investment treaties undermine the voices of local communities

    Dispute settlements in international investment law protect the rights of companies.…

    The PhD Defence
    June 19, 2024
    • Manon Dillen
  • The PhD Defence
    February 22, 2024
    • Tara Lewis
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    Why charities sometimes do bad things

    Does goodness lead to evil? Isabel de Bruin obtained her PhD at the Rotterdam School of…

    The PhD Defence
    February 22, 2024
    • Tara Lewis
  • The PhD Defence
    December 7, 2023
    • Tara Lewis

    Bharti Girjasing researched democracy in Suriname: ‘Suriname has done a lot for me. This was my way of giving back’

    In the ten years that Bharti Girjasing lived in Suriname (and afterwards), she questioned…

    The PhD Defence
    December 7, 2023
    • Tara Lewis
  • The PhD Defence
    October 19, 2023
    • Manon Dillen

    ‘Operating on the brain is different. It’s all about the personality of your patient’

    Sadaf Soloukey is interested in the big questions: what makes us human, and what does it…

    The PhD Defence
    October 19, 2023
    • Manon Dillen
  • The PhD Defence
    September 21, 2023
    • Tara Lewis
    Rita Peirera Promotie 0923-2_Levien Willemse

    ‘You’re never going to predict an outcome based on genes’

    Rita Dias Pereira was fascinated in what makes people different. She wrote her…

    The PhD Defence
    September 21, 2023
    • Tara Lewis
  • The PhD Defence
    June 20, 2023
    • Tara Lewis

    ‘We need to take a more empathetic look at those who cause road accidents or medical errors’

    The settlement of medical and traffic liability cases involves hardly any focus on the…

    The PhD Defence
    June 20, 2023
    • Tara Lewis
  • The PhD Defence
    January 27, 2023
    • Tara Lewis
    Promotie Stijn Weterings _Levien Willemse

    Stijn Weterings designed a strength training programme for people with intellectual disabilities: ‘Doing research is like solving a puzzle’

    Stijn Weterings earned his PhD last week with a thesis that explored the question of…

    The PhD Defence
    January 27, 2023
    • Tara Lewis
  • The PhD Defence
    October 19, 2022
    • Tara Lewis
    Malte Dewies 1022-008 – Levien Willemse

    How to nudge citizens into keeping their streets clean

    How can you ‘manipulate’ residents into putting their garbage in the container or…

    The PhD Defence
    October 19, 2022
    • Tara Lewis
  • The PhD Defence
    September 8, 2022
    • Tara Lewis

    A passion for the Hammond organ: from 300 performances a year to innovating and a PhD

    Carlo de Wijs is one of the best Hammond organ players in the Netherlands. He has been…

    The PhD Defence
    September 8, 2022
    • Tara Lewis
  • The PhD Defence
    June 28, 2022
    • Tara Lewis

    Why political discontent does not always equal apathy

    In the Netherlands, political discontent generally manifests itself in people either…

    The PhD Defence
    June 28, 2022
    • Tara Lewis
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