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 November 30, 2023.

On 25 October, the Youth Education and Life Skills community will organize a symposium on Experiential Learning. On this interactive symposium, we will share findings, questions and ideas on the specific learning effects of authentic (outdoor / impactful) student experiences. You can sign up now.

About a year ago, the Youth Education & Life Skills community was launched by Dynamics of Youth. Starting and facilitating a community has been a whole new adventure for us, Veronique, Liesbeth, Pascale and Elena. And thus, a great opportunity for exploring, experimenting, and learning. And that is exactly what we did in the past…

In June, our colleagues had the opportunity to apply for funding and support to help create activities that fit the scope of Youth Education and Life Skills. We are very happy to announce that the following seven projects have been granted financial support and will start soon. In our community, we focus on how education…

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 would like to invite you to the YELS network drink at the Minnaert café from 16:00 – 17:30 on Tuesday June 6th. During the drinks you will have the opportunity to get to know the Youth Education and Life Skills community, continue talking with your colleagues you met at the kick-off event, ask questions…

The community Youth Education & Life Skills, YELS for short, offers financial support for research activities to kickstart the community. You can apply for financial support for activities that fit the scope of YELS. The deadline for proposals is June 30, 2023.

On our Teams channel, researchers can stay in touch with each other and share information about publications, grant applications, conferences and more. Would you like to stay up-to-date and stay in contact with your fellow researchers? Please click here to join the Dynamics of Youth and our communities.

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…

Youth participation in research is a rich, exciting, and challenging topic. In order to delve into this topic, a special session on youth participation will take place on Wednesday 31st May from 13.00-17.00 in Utrecht city centre. This is both for those with experience, and for those who would like to get started with involving…