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'The DIDI project is quite successful in approaching a host of identities when discussing diversity in modern society. There isn't an isolation of just one identity but simply a consideration of all, including their different intersections'

In this episode, we speak with Cas Vercruysse (Ph.D. Candidate, TU Delft/DiDi Project) about his academic and professional background, his work on the DiDi…

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'There is this tendency in public debate to avoid anything that makes us feel uncomfortable when discussing diversity. I hope we can fill in this conversation with our project.'

In this episode, we speak with Suzan Abozyid (Ph.D. Candidate, Leiden University/DiDi Project) about her academic and professional background, her work on the…

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'The DHZW Initiative allows students to go further and immerses them within a community and neighbourhood they not only research but can also learn from'

In this episode, we speak with Mandy Koenraads (LDE GMD Centre/Leiden University) about her work in the DHZW thesis hub, why such an initiative is crucial for…

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'Though multidisciplinary spaces are a challenge, they are necessary. They force me to think out of the box and see things from a different perspective'

In this episode, we speak with Eduard Suari Andreu (Leiden University) about his initial move from sociology to economics, the relationship between…

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"If you want to have a meaningful impact on your study, it is the perfect place to enact that change"

In this episode, we speak with the 2022 GMD Student Board about their work, what prompted their initial interest in the Board, and their biggest accomplishments…

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"In cities, we still see a tendency to place efficiency over community, numbers above people"

In this episode, we speak with Nelson Mota (TU Delft) about what prompted his initial interest in architecture, the connection between homes and memory, his…

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'Finance has come to have an incredible influence over how climate change is being governed, how climate challenges are defined, and how we respond to them'

In this episode, we speak with Zac Taylor (TU Delft) about what prompted their initial interest in climate-risk governance, their work at the TU Delft and their…

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'I think that there is so much more that I can take up and learn in the field of migration and in the study of asylum seekers'

In this episode, we speak with Stamatis Melissourgos (GMD alumn and LDE GMD Writing Fellow) about his initial motivation to study the GMD Master programme, his…

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'I have always wanted to do something a bit more practical'

In this episode, we speak with Tirza Pulleman (GMD alumna and Trainee at Gemeente Rijswijk) about her initial motivation to study the GMD Master programme, her…

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'Migrants are far more than their migration. People are multifaceted and should be treated as such'

In this episode, we speak with dr. Nanneke Winters (Assistant Professor at the ISS) about her initial motivation to study migration, the necessity of bridging…

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