In the faculties #3

Social sciences

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In the faculties #3

Behavioural
& social sciences

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In the city centre neighbourhood flanked by the Noordplantsoen, three entire street blocks – Grote Rozenstraat, the Nieuwe Kijk in ’t Jatstraat and the Grote Kruisstraat – are the domain of the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences.
Text and photos Traci White
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The buildings are a hodgepodge of architectural styles. The faculty is a complex of nine mostly interconnected buildings: Heymans, Munting, Jantina Tammeshuis, Van Gelder, Snijders, Gadourek, Bouman, an ambulatorium and Nieuwenhuis. New and old artfully coexist in the Gadourek building, which is partially encased in glass. There is a state-of-the-art ambulatorium where children can be observed via camera while playing in a lab that resembles a family living room, and tiny doors grant entry to centuries old spiraling staircases inside two towers in the Bouman building.

Aside from Nieuwenhuis, all of the buildings in the complex enjoy a view of a peaceful green courtyard. The oasis was the former home of the university’s hortus botanical gardens. During sunny days, students and staff enjoy the outdoor space with a game of table tennis while opportunistic neighbourhood cats linger near the picnic tables.

Within the buildings housing the psychology, sociology and pedagogical and educational sciences departments, snippets of German conversations are more likely to be overheard than Dutch or English in the halls. Despite having so much real estate, the faculty was briefly considering moving to the new Healthy Ageing campus because there is so little space for lectures. To that end, the faculty has two additional satellite buildings on the Bloemstraat for teaching courses. But as the faculty continues to grow, the real estate balancing act in its beautiful historic building may become increasingly complicated.

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The Heymans building on the Grote Kruisstraat is seen beneath the branches of a tree in bloom.

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Inside a control room in the University Ambulatorium, a screen with an overview of cameras set up and a microphone enable researchers to communicate with their colleagues throughout the building.
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All of the buildings on the right side of the Grote Rozenstraat that belong to the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences – Van Gelder, Snijders, Gadourek and Bouman – stand in a row.
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In the Munting building, students take notes during a lecture on visual impairments as part of a pedagogical course.
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Students in the library in the Heymans wing hit the books on a Friday afternoon.
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The Bouman building and the Gadourek building (to the left) flank a courtyard space with a pond and picnic tables.
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A stairwell in the Heymans building is viewed from the top floor.
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David Elzinga (left) and Jesper Pollmann play table tennis outside the Heymans building before class in the Bouman building.
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Students take notes during a statistics lesson in the Gadourek lecture hall the Bouman building.
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An assistant professor works in her office inside the Nieuwenhuis building with a view of the Bouman building across the street.
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Tata Prasetyo (right), a master’s student in the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, observes a group of classically trained musicians as they do improvisational exercises at the Prins Claus Conservatory. Prasetyo’s research is examining whether doing theatrical improv before a musical performance has an impact on the anxiety levels of the musicians when they play or sing a rehearsed piece.
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Nil Domènech, a cellist, indicates his anxiety levels while watching his own performance immediately after it was filmed at the Prins Claus Conservatory. Domènech uses a mouse to register how nervous he was feeling at various points throughout his piece.
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In the city centre neighbourhood flanked by the Noordplantsoen, three entire street blocks – Grote Rozenstraat, the Nieuwe Kijk in ’t Jatstraat and the Grote Kruisstraat – are the domain of the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences.
Text and photos by Traci White

The buildings are a hodgepodge of architectural styles. The faculty is a complex of nine mostly interconnected buildings: Heymans, Munting, Jantina Tammeshuis, Van Gelder, Snijders, Gadourek, Bouman, an ambulatorium and Nieuwenhuis. New and old artfully coexist in the Gadourek building, which is partially encased in glass. There is a state-of-the-art ambulatorium where children can be observed via camera while playing in a lab that resembles a family living room, and tiny doors grant entry to centuries old spiraling staircases inside two towers in the Bouman building.

Aside from Nieuwenhuis, all of the buildings in the complex enjoy a view of a peaceful green courtyard. The oasis was the former home of the university’s hortus botanical gardens. During sunny days, students and staff enjoy the outdoor space with a game of table tennis while opportunistic neighbourhood cats linger near the picnic tables.

Within the buildings housing the psychology, sociology and pedagogical and educational sciences departments, snippets of German conversations are more likely to be overheard than Dutch or English in the halls. Despite having so much real estate, the faculty was briefly considering moving to the new Healthy Ageing campus because there is so little space for lectures. To that end, the faculty has two additional satellite buildings on the Bloemstraat for teaching courses. But as the faculty continues to grow, the real estate balancing act in its beautiful historic building may become increasingly complicated.

The Heymans building on the Grote Kruisstraat is seen beneath the branches of a tree in bloom.

Inside a control room in the University Ambulatorium, a screen with an overview of cameras set up and a microphone enable researchers to communicate with their colleagues throughout the building.

All of the buildings on the right side of the Grote Rozenstraat that belong to the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences – Van Gelder, Snijders, Gadourek and Bouman – stand in a row.

In the Munting building, students take notes during a lecture on visual impairments as part of a pedagogical course.

Students in the library in the Heymans wing hit the books on a Friday afternoon.

The Bouman building and the Gadourek building (to the left) flank a courtyard space with a pond and picnic tables.

A stairwell in the Heymans building is viewed from the top floor.

David Elzinga (left) and Jesper Pollmann play table tennis outside the Heymans building before class in the Bouman building.

Students take notes during a statistics lesson in the Gadourek lecture hall in the Bouman building.

An assistant professor works in her office inside the Nieuwenhuis building with a view of the Bouman building across the street.

Tata Prasetyo (right), a master’s student in the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, observes a group of classically trained musicians as they do improvisational exercises at the Prins Claus Conservatory. Prasetyo’s research is examining whether doing theatrical improv before a musical performance has an impact on the anxiety levels of the musicians when they play or sing a rehearsed piece.

Nil Domènech, a cellist, indicates his anxiety levels while watching his own performance immediately after it was filmed at the Prins Claus Conservatory. Domènech uses a mouse to register how nervous he was feeling at various points throughout his piece.

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