UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Exploring the Gender Gap in Tertiary Education within South Africa
(2024)Men in South Africa are enrolling in and graduating from university at progressively lower rates than women, resulting in a widening gender gap in tertiary education. This is concerning considering South Africa already ... -
'Gebruik je verstand, behoud boeren in ons land!'
(2024)Het huidig onderzoek verkent de identiteitsconstructie van een boerenidentiteit op de websites van Agractie, BoerBurgerBeweging, Farmers Defence Force en Land- en Tuinbouworganisatie Nederland sinds de boerenprotesten ... -
De vendelen des viants - een materiële cultuuranalyse van vaandels, standaarden en vlaggen als oorlogsbuit in Nederland
(2024)Dit onderzoek omvat een materiële cultuurstudie naar vaandels, standaarden en vlaggen als een vorm van Nederlandse oorlogsbuit. Deze objecten blijken een archetype te zijn als het gaat om oorlogsbuit door de eeuwen heen. ... -
Fake It Till You Make It. A comparison of Joseph Stalin’s, Vladimir Putin’s, and Viktor Orbán’s personality cults and how they relate to democratic backsliding
(2024)This research taps into the ongoing debate on democratic backsliding and compares how similar Vladimir Putin’s and Viktor Orbán’s personality cults are compared to Stalin’s cult in light of Russia’s and Hungary’s current ... -
Political Ecology Assessment of Smallholder Farmers' Vulnerabilities Following Agricultural Transition for Climate Adaptation -A case study of Kien Giang, Vietnam-
(2024)This thesis aims to analyze the vulnerabilities of farmers in the Mekong Delta from a political ecology perspective due to Vietnam's government-led agricultural transition. The region is a major agricultural area in ... -
Risks associated with hydrogen leakages from high-pressure pipelines
(2024)This study investigates the risks associated with hydrogen transport through high-pressure pipelines, focusing on potential leakages and their impacts. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, various conditions, ... -
Urban greenhouse infrastructure Planning the Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Area
(2024)The global urban population is rising and will continue until at least 2050. This increases urban food demand simultaneously. Conventional agricultural practices have a significant environmental footprint, and climate ... -
Designing a Safe and Optimal Heat Storage System in Salt Caverns for Maximum Thermal Efficiency and Heat Output
(2024)This thesis addresses the central research question: "How can operational and structural parameters be optimized within salt caverns to enhance thermal efficiency and safety for heat storage?" Focusing on the Twente region, ... -
Exploring iPSCs-derived microglia in psychiatry: methods, implementations, and challenges.
(2024)Microglia, the principal immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), have been implicated in playing a key role in psychiatry. These cells are involved in maintaining and protecting the brain against pathogens ... -
Fluid Water Care: An Exploration of Critical Care Practices in the Local Water Infrastructure Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
(2024)This thesis has examined the complex and multifaced concept of 'care' in relation to water management in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. This research engages within the anthropological debate about ‘care’. Through ... -
The impact of collective student efficacy on learning
(2024)Fostering CSE in the classroom might enhance students' academic achievement. By promoting working together and sharing goals among students, teachers and educators can create a supportive environment where shared belief ... -
Adorning Daoism: Oscar Wilde's Aesthetic Reimagining of the Zhuangzi
(2024)In 1890, Oscar Wilde read Herbert A. Giles’ translation of the Zhuangzi, after which he wrote an essay describing the Sage and his ideas. In “A Chinese Sage,” Wilde attempts to decipher the stories in the Zhuangzi and ... -
Navigating Legal Challenges: Migrant Strategies and Temporalities in Kazakhstan
(2024)This research investigates the experiences of migrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Specifically, it explores the strategies migrants use when they find themselves in vulnerable situation. Within the field of conflict ... -
Climate Change and Non-domination: A proposal for Future Earth Inhabitants’ rights to Representation and Planet Management
(2024)The release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere due to human activities that, for example, involve the burning of fossil fuels or biomass, has led to the increase of the planet’s temperatures since the Industrial ... -
"In Duyvelsnaem". Emoties, gemeenschap en beleving in Maaslandse heksenprocessen tussen 1550 en 1680.
(2024)Dit onderzoek gaat over de innerlijke leefwereld van Maaslandse heksen en zij die bij hun processen betrokken waren. Hiervoor zijn de procesdossiers gebruikt van Entgen Luijten, Elizabeth Rijthoven en ‘Kael Merrie’. Zaken ... -
The comparative impact of practice-testing and learning-by-teaching on transfer among fifth and sixth graders
(2024)Generative learning strategies are widely accepted and implemented by practitioners. Their effects hold high values in the educational environment but their effects on elementary school children and transfer remain limited. ... -
Exploring the Bidirectional Relationship between FoMO, Intensive, and Problematic Social Media Use: The Role of Friendship Quality
(2024)Widespread use of social media among Dutch adolescents raises concerns regarding (Problematic) Social Media Use, Fear of Missing Out and its related consequences. However, the relationship between FoMO, (P)SMU and quality ...