Research projects

In the project ‘Continuously Improving Your School Together’, six school leaders and their school teams follow the change trajectory developed by Stichting LeerKRACHT. Throughout this process, we investigate to what extent this trajectory contributes to the professional growth of these school leaders. Within this growth, we take a closer look at educational leadership.

This project aims to raise awareness and promote sensitivity around stress and sleep among healthcare professionals and students. It also seeks to provide healthcare employers with practical tools to help build a mentally healthy workplace for (future) caregivers.

We are investigating how newly appointed residential youth care workers experience their job. Together with employees and employers, we explore which interventions—both in private life and the workplace—can lead to greater resilience, more sustainable and manageable work, and improved retention.

Within this PWO research project, we will conduct implementation research on the application of interventions for needs-based food enrichment in patients with severe pressure ulcers.

With EcoStain, we are making qualitative histological research ready for a sustainable future. From the vegetable residue stream of red cabbage, we are developing an environmentally and user-friendly alternative to current synthetic histochemical dyes.

The Centre for Family Studies and User Centered Electronics & ICT (UCE) are developing a low-threshold, digital state of the art application to support loved ones of a suicidal family member.

Animal welfare is a growing social topic that also increasingly impacts commercial activities with production animals, including aquaculture. With this project, we aim to develop a species-specific welfare protocol for burbot (Lota lota).

We are looking for ways to improve the sleep quality of residents in assisted living facilities.

How do bi-cultural couples experience their relationship? Why are their relationships more vulnerable? And how can we—through co-creation with the field—develop more diversity-sensitive support for this growing group of couples? These are the central questions of this project. 

Approximately 2 to 3% of the population suffers from a food allergy, yet common detection methods—such as skin prick tests and blood analyses—are often insufficient. Double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge tests (DBPCFCs) are considered the gold standard for diagnosing food allergies. However, their use in clinical practice remains limited due to the lack of standardised testing protocols. This project aims to address that gap by focusing on this standardisation.

How can we strengthen young people's resilience against scientific mis- and disinformation? In this developmental research project, we focus on media literacy within a scientific context, both in secondary education and in museums.

We design circularly responsible solutions for the foundation base and the adjoining floor system. To enable future reuse of construction materials at the foundation level, there is a need for an accessible and easy-to-use design guide that clearly presents widely supported solutions.