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Share During the Onderwijsparade on Thursday, 4 March, the winners of the prestigious Teacher Awards were announced. Lotte Henrichs, lecturer at Educational Sciences and the Academic Teacher Training Primary Education (ALPO) has won the Outstanding Teacher Award 2021. Luciel van Vuuren, lecturer in Anatomy and Physiology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been awarded Teacher Talent of the year 2021. The jury chose these lecturers for the way in which they connect the university with society and prepare their students for life after graduation. These lecturers also did an excellent job...

Giving opportunities to talented people Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công  03/03/2021    10:00 GMT+7 The level of income is necessary but not a prerequisite. We have to give qualified people the chance to do what they can do so that they feel like they are contributing to the community. In part 2 of the online roundtable "Vietnam and Aspirations", Dr. Nguyen Van Dang from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Prof. Le Anh Vinh from...

Follow the emotions to fight climate change A UNIGE researcher has compiled the scientific literature of the last five years linking emotion and climate change, highlighting the main levers that will make it possible to strengthen behaviour in favour of sustainable development. © All rights reserved Emotions are often the victim of their bad reputation, as they are considered “irrational”, but they play a major role in helping us assess the world and guide our behaviour. What is their role in climate perception and action? To answer this question, a researcher from the University of Gene...

Tested prototypes of illustrations involving action simulations. (© UNIGE) (CN) — Long before a child can read, they can recognize and respond to the image of a school bus or rabbit in an illustrated book. That is, as long as they can see it. But for blind children, this experience is limited to the text of the story, with no visual cues to help them comprehend what they’re learning. Even tactile illustrations — images with a “sense of touch” — replicate visual experiences of the sighted, leading blind children to struggle with comprehending representations of traditional objects...

Date Time Tactile books adapted for blind children Blind children do not apprehend the world in the same way as their sighted counterparts. A research team from UNIGE and Université Lumière Lyon 2 have developed tactile books that are tailored specifically to their needs. Tested prototypes of illustrations involving action simulations. © UNIGE Children’s books play a key role in child development and access to culture. Books with tactile illustrations are particularly useful for understanding history. Yet it is essential that the illustrations are understood by the reader. How does this ...