University Medical Centre, Human Movement Sciences, School of Sports Studies & University of Groningen, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on people’s mental health and levels of physical activity, especially in …

Youth unemployment is associated with far-reaching economic and societal costs. To lower youth unemployment rates, the European Union (EU) has developed the Youth Guarantee. The Youth Guarantee stimulates countries to implement policies that help young people find jobs, continue education, apprenticeships, …

The Netherlands is dependent on artificial structures for water safety. In addition to water safety the artificial structures also provide habitat for different aquatic species. When designing artificial structures like dikes and breakwaters adjustments can be taken to increase species richness or stimulate …

AIM: To gain more insight into how nurses experience a participatory live music practice in relation to their ability to deliver compassionate care to medically hospitalised patients. DESIGN: Qualitative interpretive design. METHODS: Sixteen nurses participating in a live music practice with patients …

Promoting inclusive school cultures and, more specifically, addressing inequality of opportunity is high on the European education agenda. This is reflected in the policies and ambitions of many teacher training institutes. As inequality is part of a ‘wicked problem’, simply adding the theme to the curriculum …

Purpose Generations Uniting through Sport (GUS) stimulates mutual understanding between youngsters and elderly people with sports activities. The project aims to promote intergenerational relations and increased physical activity by setting up an innovative and sustainable program. The concept for the …

Cultural heritage buildings and sites are threatened by the effects of climate change, especially in coastal zones. Risks not only include floods and submersion, but also less visible risks such as effects of moisture levels or, alternatively, drought. At the same time, it is important to involve people …

The UNLOCK project - Creativity through game-based learning at higher education – aims to equip HEIs to design, set and facilitate escape room games in their learning experiences, to foster the creativity and other entrepreneurial skills of HEI’s students. The UNLOCK project will provide the context, …

Competent delivery of interventions in child and youth social care is important, due to the direct effect on client outcomes. This is acknowledged in evidence-based interventions (EBI) when, post-training, continued support is available to ensure competent delivery of the intervention. In addition to …

We investigate a computer supported approach in which pairs co-con-struct a qualitative representation of the dynamics of the industrial revolution in a shared workspace. A key feature of this approach concerns the use of a meta-vocabulary for representing cause-and-effect relationships that facilitates …