New Unifocus: the meaning of martyr videos; football becomes a jury sport; the impact of major infrastructure projects
The new Unifocus, the video magazine of the University of Groningen, is online. In this week's edition:
- What martyr videos tell us. Pieter Nanninga describes why suicide attacks play such an important role in the jihadi movement.
- Is football a jury sport? Football has become a jury sport according to Gerard Sierksma, honorary professor of Sportmetrics. The influence of referees on the outcome of major games has become disproportionately large.
- Please in my backyard. Frank Vanclay is studying the impact of major infrastructure projects on local inhabitants.
Each episode of the biweekly online video magazine Unifocus includes three items related to the University of Groningen, in the fields of research and society, student life, teaching, policy and internationalization.
Watch the complete latest episode of Unifocus.
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