This is wrong with the distribution of research funds

This is wrong with the distribution of research funds

Seen from afar, all granting procedures are the same. You write a proposal, send it to the grant provider, and they usually say no, and sometimes yes. But if you look closely, you suddenly see variations. In the small difference category: the time of maturity. Almost every procedure has a submission deadline. Usually a time is also given with this …

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“Painful, but there is no other option”

“Painful, but there is no other option”

During further investigations, scar tissue was discovered on his heart, Sep Vanmarcke said in an Instagram post. “If I continue to race, scar tissue could develop and lead to heart failure in the future. It is a painful decision to end my cycling career so abruptly, but there is no other option. Vanmarcke has won nine professional races, including the …

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LIVE. Press conference + Crisis meeting Parcours Collision IV

LIVE.  Press conference + Crisis meeting Parcours Collision IV

Will Rambaan Rutte apologize here too? Social The day after the night before the party (or will it still be night work?). But before the coalition talks resume, now first the Prime Minister’s weekly press conference after the Council of Ministers. Early this morning he gave the overview to Tom Staallive: You’re going to ask about migration and I won’t …

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‘TeamNL Rowing’ on day one of World Cup III

‘TeamNL Rowing’ on day one of World Cup III

Something you don’t often see in an international tournament, let alone a World Cup: time trials as a pre-match. Seven of TeamNL’s twelve boats qualified for Saturday’s semi-final or Sunday’s A-final in Lucerne today. Karolien in the single sculls, Stef and Melvin in the doubles and the men in the single sculls did it with the best time in their …

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“Michels called to say he could use a cheap water carrier”

“Michels called to say he could use a cheap water carrier”

“Thomas, what do you think of the United States?” asks Rinus Michels with his characteristic accent. Thomas is Thomas Rongen, who at the time plays football for amateur club AFC and has almost completed his training at CIOS. Almost prepared for a professional life in physical education. With Michels, he’s on a plane across the ocean for a series of …

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Twitter competitor Threads already has 70 million users | Technology and science

Twitter competitor Threads already has 70 million users |  Technology and science

About seventy million people have created an account on Threads from Wednesday night to Thursday. Facebook’s parent company Meta’s new social media platform has to compete with Twitter. The number of users is “beyond expectations”, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg reports on his own Threads account. The application is available in around 100 countries, but not yet in the European Union. …

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Aspinall impresses against Krcmar in Poland, Humphries continues without a leg loss

Aspinall impresses against Krcmar in Poland, Humphries continues without a leg loss

Luke Humphries and Nathan Aspinall reached the quarter-finals of the Poland Darts Masters in the Polish capital Warsaw on Friday evening. Aspinall played a great match against the always dangerous Croatian darts player Boris Krcmar. Thanks to an average of 105, Aspinall won 6-2 against Krcmar. Humphries didn’t have to push hard to make the last eight. Despite averaging 86, …

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Experts fear a long strike in Hollywood: “All hope is gone”

Experts fear a long strike in Hollywood: “All hope is gone”

Hollywood screenwriters went on strike last Tuesday. The writers’ union had been negotiating for weeks with studios and streaming services including Netflix, Amazon, Disney, NBC and Sony over wages and terms, but failed to reach an agreement. The producers, united in the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP), said they had made a “generous offer”, but it was not …

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Team USA sends some non-stars to the Basketball World Cup

Team USA sends some non-stars to the Basketball World Cup

The World Basketball Championship will take place in Asia from August 25 to September 11. Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia are the host countries. The record holder Team USA (5 world titles) is also present, although the absolute stars shine in their absence. National coach Steve Kerr, normally coach of the Golden State Warriors, announced his selection for the World …

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A boring sports summer in perspective? Nothing is less true

A boring sports summer in perspective?  Nothing is less true

Source: Renze / RTL Granted, the Tour de France and Wimbledon are in full swing, but other than that summer doesn’t look like much at first glance in terms of sport. After all, there are no Olympics or European Cups or Men’s World Cups. Should we then prepare for a boring sporting summer? Absolutely not, say journalist Erik Dijkstra and …

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EA Sports FC24 cover star leaked

EA Sports FC24 cover star leaked

The footballer featured on the cover of EA Sports FC24 – the successor to the Fifa series – has been leaked. Reliable Insider Billbil-kun Said that Manchester City’s Erling Haaland will grace the cover of the game’s regular edition. Kylian Mbappe has been on the cover for three years. Billbil-kun says he can’t share the cover due to copyright, but …

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Benny Miranda: ‘Brunswijk crazy coronation; the president must intervene to stop this’

Benny Miranda: ‘Brunswijk crazy coronation; the president must intervene to stop this’

Deputy BEP spokesman Bennie Miranda said Suriname’s Constitution offered no basis for appointing Vice President and ABOP President Ronnie Brunswijk as king. “We don’t have royalties in Suriname. It’s actually crazy that something like this is just made up. In Suriname, we know captain, basja, granman, district commissioner and president. It’s not okay further,” Miranda pointed out in an interview …

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Teach children to take their first steps in science with the Summer Academy! — Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences — University of Ghent

Teach children to take their first steps in science with the Summer Academy!  — Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences — University of Ghent

What? Ghent University supports the summer academy project and invites employees to have an inspiring (and socially relevant) experience during the summer. Together with passionate colleagues, you teach children (preferably third grade primary education) to take their first steps in science and learning delays are avoided during the summer holidays. Target? Giving young people a positive vision of their future …

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