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Interview Julia Wittmayer

19 January, 2017

 

Fresh off the press: an interview with Julia Wittmayer on her PhD research in this months edition of Erasmus Magazine, the independent magazine of Erasmus University Rotterdam. 

 

“My research focused on Carnisse, a neighbourhood in Zuid where the community is experiencing social  problems. I met with residents and business people to discuss how we could improve the neighbourhood to make it more sustainable and  attractive. Actively contributing to change is a different way for a scholar to approach research, so I  also researched how I carried out  my activities. Actually, the underlying question was: how can we improve our relations as a community and how can science play a role in  this process?”

 

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Full interview in EM #5