Research projects

In dit vierjarige project willen we de effectiviteit en kosteneffectiviteit nagaan van een functioneel trainingsprogramma voor kwetsbare thuiswonende 70-plussers.

A cross-curricular approach to foster reasoning skills in second stage secondary students.

Cathodic protection as a sustainable repair technique for life extension of existing (civil) concrete constructions. Within DUBiT, we try to provide an answer to the pressing question: how can damage to concrete bridges be tackled in a sustainable manner?

Stairway to SDG 3.0 is a partnership between seven organizations from six European countries. This consortium aims to contribute to the implementation of sustainability education in professional education based on the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In this project, we investigate the perspective and experiences of people who beg, of field workers and of other stakeholders such as shopkeepers, police or passers-by.

Gender diversity in corporate decision-making would lead to a development of economic and social prosperity. Research shows that the positive impact of gender diversity on boards in terms of values and sustainability increases by strengthening the voice of women on boards.

The current, destabilising asylum crisis is also bringing unaccompanied young people and even children to Europe unaccompanied by adults.  Receiving countries are opting for small-scale reception of unaccompanied minors in foster care.  The FORM project aims to develop a model of therapeutic foster care, training for professionals, a database of good practices and policy recommendations that foster care services can use to get started.

Stimulating dialogue between partners on shared and involved parenting is the goal of this project. To this end, we are developing a web platform in cooperation with organisations with expertise in fatherhood, families and relationships.

TACOS is an interuniversity collaborative project that investigates the effect of a professional development programme on the language-promoting competencies of (student) preschool teachers.

Through the development of an International Final Graduate Dissertation the project will equip students with the skills to work in an interdisciplinary and evidence-based way to take up challenges of their future practice.