VU Research Master Societal Resilience

22/02/2020

This is an interesting research conference on resilience in Mannheim, Germany, September 23-24, 2020

Upcoming Events : 6th International Symposium on Resilience Research September 23-24, 2020, Mainz, Germany The venue is close to Frankfurt Airport. Details here. As always, the meeti…

14/02/2020

This data source could be a treasure trove for social science research - check it out!

Gary King and Nathaniel Persily

12/02/2020

Here is our wonderful student Sasha explaining the program of the master Societal Resilience in English within 1 minute:

How does society deal with complex global problems like aging and migration? How do communities bounce back after tragic events? What role do social media pl...

12/02/2020

Für alle deutschsprachige Leute: hier ein Video über unsere zweijährige Master Studie Societal Resilience am Fakultät Soziale Wissenschaften der Freie Universiteit Amsterdam!

Information about this programme Studying Societal Resilience? How does society deal with complex global problems like aging and migration? How do communitie...

30/08/2019

Looking for official statistics on the Netherlands? Statistics Netherlands (CBS) offers direct access to its data through R/Python:

Quick start guide The OData API of Statistics Netherlands provides users access to StatLine data in a machine-readable format. In this Quick start guide the use of this API is demonstrated by downloading key figures about Dutch neighbourhoods from table 83765NED. This tutorial is for R- and Python u...

17/07/2019

When you study at the VU, you should definitely explore all the amazing things Amsterdam has to offer. Watch the video below for some inspiration!

Amsterdam is one of the most picturesque cities in Europe. From the beautiful neighbourhoods of Jordaan and De Pijp, to the amazing variety of delicious food...

10/07/2019

Visualizing big data can be hard. In order to solve this problem, the Financial Times has released a free data visualization tool. The tool, called FastCharts, automatically creates an area, bar, column, or line chart with labels and a title.

The Financial Times has released a free data visualization tool called FastCharts to help people make professional charts with their data in less than a minute. Users can paste in their data in CSV or TSV format and the tool will automatically create an area, bar, column, or line chart with labels a

02/07/2019

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20/06/2019

Coming from abroad and about to study in Amsterdam? There are various practical matters you have to think about before beginning your Master’s programme at VU Amsterdam. Visit the page of The International Office for information about your stay here.

All students who have been (conditionally) accepted will receive an invitation to confirm their participation in VUnet. Once you have confirmed your participation, you will be able to apply for accommodation in VUnet. You can only apply for accommodation from VU Amsterdam when you meet the following...

14/06/2019

Big data can be used in so many contexts. Jacqueline van Stekelenburg is in the middle of her research where she collected big data to give an answer to the question:
‘Are neighborhoods high on trust resilient to societal polarization?’ Her main finding is that the relation between perceived polarization and conflicts is moderated by trust in authorities. To be more precise, in neighborhoods where the perceived polarization was high, it only led to conflicts in case the local residents distrusted politicians, each other and the police.

07/06/2019

At the 6th of June the oration of René Bekkers, Programme Director of the research master, took place. Dr. Bekkers accepted the office of professor in Filantropy at VU Faculty of Social Sciences. Read his inaugural lecture here:

04/06/2019

Wondering why you would choose VU for your Master’s Degree? Find your answer here:

VU University Amsterdam staff and international Master students spoke to MasterTube.com to explain why you should consider doing your Master's Degree in Amst...