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Adolescents face many health and safety challenges and take relatively high risks during this period.

Why are children from affluent parents often successful themselves? Research by VU economist Sjoerd van Alten reveals that not only genetics play a role, but also the upbringing environment created by parents.

The mathematics achievement of Dutch students in grade 4 has hardly changed over the past 20 years. This is evident from the international study 'Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study' (TIMSS-2023), whose results were released today.

Education in increasing empathy may be of interest to law students because the legal practice shows it is an important competency for legal practitioners to be able to put themselves in other people's shoes.

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