The ToekomstDenkTank was established as a means of bringing the voice of youth to the fore in the work of Becoming Adults community. In late June, the DenktTank held its second meeting, which began with a pizza gathering at the Neude library. The evening soon transitioned into a discussion on political participation, a key theme…

At the end of May some thirty researchers came together to exchange knowledge and experience on youth participation in research.With representatives from both Dynamics of Youth at Utrecht University and the Healthy Start community, the event served as a platform for forging new connections, sharing insights, and raising questions. Healthy Start Convergence Fellow Lysanne te…

We want to support and facilitate new and emerging collaborations around the themes of the Becoming Adults community. We have just piloted a no-stakes coffee date, in which we invite two researchers with aligned interests to meet and explore areas of mutual interest, with the potential for future collaboration. The first coffee was had by…

To strengthen the societal impact of research, researchers increasingly seek ways to actively involve children and youth in their projects, but how do you design youth participation projects in such a way that is meaningful to both researchers and youth? To explore this question and learn from each other, Dynamics of Youth and Healthy Start…

What does it mean and what does it take to become an adult in our changing world? How do we best support young people at this phase of their lives? These are, of course, deep, complex, and multifaceted questions. To give some structure and focus to the work of the community we have identified sixteen…

On 13 December 2022 we held a kick-off event for the Becoming Adults in a Changing World Community. Some 100 participants including youth, professionals, policy makers and researchers came together in Tivoli Utrecht to explore together some of the major questions facing youth. Exchange across the boundaries between scientists, practitioners and youth was a defining…