On November 5th, we gathered in the beautiful University Library Hall in the city center for the very first YELS Project Meet-Up. It was an afternoon to get to know each other and the research projects of the Youth Education & Life Skills community, as well as to inspire and support each other in our…

A new round of financial support is offered by the community Youth Education & Life Skills to promote and support research activities that fit the scope of YELS. We look forward to receiving your proposals before the November 29, 2024. Focus and values In the Youth Education & Life Skills community, we study how education…

On Wednesday evening May 15th, the Symposium on Belonging and Teacher Practices took place at the Academy Building in Utrecht. We look back on an inspiring evening with the special presence of Melanie Acosta all the way from Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Acosta is an Associate Professor of Education, and her research, teaching and services…

Luuk Disseldorp en Dean Giethoorn zijn net als veel andere scholieren druk bezig met hun studiekeuze. Voor 1 mei moet het duidelijk zijn wat het gaat worden. Maar hoe maak je die keuze? Luuk en Dean maken hun profielwerkstuk in dit eindexamenjaar over studiekeuzes in een wereld in verandering. Hoe maak je die keuze? En…

Newsletter December:
– Recipients Early Childhood funding
– SAVE THE DATE: Interdisciplinary grant application network lunch
– SAVE THE DATE: Early Childhood summer school
– Spotlight: introduction funding recipients, blogs from our community, FAIR data science café
– Agenda

On January 29th, the Youth and Digital Platforms symposium took place. We look back on a inspiring day, where knowledge was shared, ideas were exchanged, and foundations of future collaboration were laid. Above all, we had a lot of fun and global engagement was flourishing. Global South and Digital Plaforms The symposium focused on the…

The “Growing Up and Growing Out?” pop-up meeting on November 27, 2023, offered a unique opportunity to unravel the complexities of the transition from adolescence to adulthood. This is a dynamic period marked by important changes in social roles of dependency (e.g., parental dependence) to roles of adult responsibilities. Adolescents have a growing need for…

On October 10th we had our first ever pop-up meeting with as theme “Navigating from School to Work”. We look back on an inspiring afternoon where a lot of new connections were made.   In the first part of the pop-up meeting, we were joined by Professor Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt, head of department of Sociology…

Newsletter October:
– Deadline funding application
– SAVE THE DATA: FAIR data network lunch
– Blog workshop follow-up
– Spotlight; sleep conference, grant for interdisciplinary collaboration and Health Hub Utrecht
– Agenda

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…