On 6 May 2025 several communities within Dynamics of Youth officially launched their new learning network: Youth Participation in Research. With this learning network, DoY hopes to bring together researchers, students, professionals and youth who are passionate about involving youth in research. 

On the 30th of January 2025 a range of researchers from different universities, disciplines and levels, alongside founders of Islamic educational and pedagogical institutes, mosque representatives, and students joined the research symposium “Dynamics of Family Life in Muslim Families with Migrant Background: Mapping Parenting Support Needs and Available Resources”.

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 by June 13th, 2025.

Developed by Prof Jacqueline Goldin under the YELS 2025 Grant entitled ‘Diamonds on the Soles of our Feet’ – Pedagogy with a Heartbeat Learning is a change in knowledge, skills or attitudes, that may affect the behavior of individuals and the institutions within which they operate. Socio-ecological learning is learning for the purpose of being…

The Youth Education & Life Skills community is proud to present this symposium initiated by community members Semiha Bekir, Ouissam Abattouy, and Asma Mataich.

Back during YELS’ very first round of funding, a project by Eugène Loos, Marcel Boumans, Maryse Chappin, Bruce Mutsvairo, Rianne van Lambalgen, Marie-Louise Goudeau, student-assistant Anke de Groot and societal partner Wout Haakman from Sourcer started up to research the use of Sourcer amongst UU students; a tool used to inform the user of the online news sources they read, aiming to help…

Jaarlijks wordt tijdens het InScience Film Festival de Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs uitgereikt. Deze prijs is bedoeld om een jong en breed publiek bekend te maken met Nederlands wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Alle universiteiten, hogescholen en UMC’s van Nederland kunnen onderzoek insturen. Over het onderwerp van het winnende onderzoek wordt door Het Klokhuis een aflevering gemaakt en uitgezonden. Een leuke manier…

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…

How to have youth participate in the research process so that their voices and ideas are included? This is an exciting and – at times challenging – journey. Whether you are a student, an experienced (youth) researcher or just starting out, this is an opportunity for us to embark on this journey together. During the…

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…