It has become increasingly clear that news avoidance is a multidimensional phenomenon consisting of both intentional news avoidance and low news use, yet knowledge about the longitudinal dynamics between these dimensions is still lacking. Furthermore, there is a lack of studies investigating the relationship …

Students approach AI with scepticism and ethical concerns, or curiosity but with little reflection, while educators struggle to integrate it critically and meaningfully into their teaching. Following the process of the making of an educational tool, this paper aims to play a part in supporting digital …

Rapid progression in generative artificial intelligence technology facilitates faster and easier conversational agent design. However, deploying conversational agents is challenging and can easily have adverse effects. To this end, more conceptual clarity on how to design for, for example, trust, in …

The transition to sustainable energy is a complex socio-technical challenge that demands professionals capable of navigating its profound human dimensions. Moving beyond technical proficiency, this paper asks how we can train sustainable energy engineers to become more empathic, reflexive practitioners …

"While integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) can provide personalised, continuous feedback at scale in large courses, doing so responsibly requires technical accuracy and data privacy. In this study, we present an on-premises, privacy-preserving chatbot tutor for a university course that focuses on …

This paper presents a preliminary evaluation of three living labs within the Healthy and Sustainable Living Environment Utrecht Knowledge Consortium (GeLUK): KTC Zegveld, Hoefkwartier, and Utrecht Science Park (USP). These living labs play a central role in advancing energy transition and energy education …

This study explores how households interact with smart systems for energy usage, providing insights into the field's trends, themes and evolution through a bibliometric analysis of 547 relevant literature from 2015 to 2025. Our findings discover: (1) Research activity has grown over the past decade, …

Social entrepreneurs grow their enterprises while making do with what is at hand, which is the core principle of social bricolage. However, the extent to which social entrepreneurs enact social bricolage at different stages and how social bricolage is practiced in day-to-day operations in unexplored …

Chapter 1: General introduction. A specific group of people with disabilities includes individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). However, individuals with PIMD form a heterogeneous group regarding the origins of their underlying conditions leading to profound disabilities …

Megagames are large-scale collaborative games with elements of role-playing and board games. Players need to solve wicked problems together and explore multiple solutions. When applied to higher education, megagames create opportunities for learners to work in multidisciplinary teams solving ill-structured …