Last November at YELS, the latest round of applications for funding and support came to a close. In our community, we focus on how education empowers young people; our projects illustrate YELS’s message and goal. We are very happy to announce that we were able to grant financial support to another six projects. In this…

The Dynamics of Youth communities are organizing a DoY Meet-Up every month. These Meet-Ups offer researchers a chance to share perspectives from different disciplines and strengthen their networks. The DoY meet-up takes place every first Tuesday of the month from 15:30 to 17:30. The meetings start with a content-focused / skills-focused part where ongoing research…

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…

Op 11 oktober 2024 vond de werkconferentie ‘Begrijpen en verbinden’ plaats in de inspirerende omgeving van Academie Tien, een school die zich op de voorgrond plaatst als het gaat om kansengelijkheid in het onderwijs. Deze bijeenkomst werd georganiseerd door Pomme van de Weerd (UU), Lotte Henrichs (UU), en Floris Burgers (RU) met een subsidie van…

Van klaslokalen met zitzakken en virtual reality tot roze glitters, achtbanen en boerderijdieren: aan creativiteit ontbrak het niet tijdens het Weekend van de Wetenschap op 6 oktober bij de Universiteit Utrecht. De kinderen gingen aan de slag met het knutselen van hun eigen klaslokaal van de toekomst. Ze lieten hun fantasie de vrije loop gaan…

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…

We are looking forward to see you during our pitch workshop, November 5th between 15:30 and 17:30 in the University Library (City Center). You will have the opportunity to write and record your pitch with help of our communication experts. Afterwards there are drinks and you can talk about your research and experiences during the workshop with fellow DoY researchers.

September 2024 Pomme van de Weerd, Lotte Henrichs and Floris Burgers were granted funding from YELS during the second round of funding for their project “Equality of opportunity in the Dutch educational system: A research-policy network meeting”. In an earlier post, their project has already been introduced to the community. How are they doing now? YELS’s student assistant Bob sat down…

July 2024 Project by Ajay Bailey, Patricia Wijntuin, Wiebe Bor, Ashley Duits and Royla Pierre. On  Friday 17th  of May Professor Ashley Duits ( Curaçao Biomedical Health Research Institute), one of the partners in the research project our joint project “Co-creating inclusive imaginaries for youth wellbeing and life-skills in Curaçao”, visited Utrecht University. The meeting was…

In May, our UU and UMC colleagues had the opportunity to apply for funding and support to help create activities that fit the scope of Youth Education and Life Skills. In our community, we focus on how education empowers young people and these projects will help get a better understanding of this. We are very…