Are you interested in planning healthier urban regions through research? The Faculty of Spatial Sciences is seeking a PhD researcher with a particular interest in linking spatial planning and design with health and environmental considerations. What are you g…
This PhD project investigates how Generative AI can be ethically and effectively integrated into participatory urban design processes with an intersectional approach towards the youth. The project introduces and empirically develops an innovative approach ter…
Large Language Models are rapidly becoming central tools in search, assistance, creative work, and decision-support. Yet even strong models continue to hallucinate, encode hidden biases, or behave inconsistently across tasks and languages. To build systems th…
Project 2: Putting the Gay in Gaming: How Queer Youth Navigate Identity Development in Online Gaymer Communities In developing an understanding of who they are, young people draw on cultural expectations and narratives for who they could (or should be) while …
Project 1: Interdisciplinary researcher-identity formation in Dutch academia Are you interested in how researchers engage with interdisciplinary research? Are you curious about how researchers develop a sense of identity as a researcher working across discipl…
This interdisciplinary PhD project investigates whether humour can bridge divides between opposing social or ideological groups. It does so by combining social psychology with philosophy. The research theorizes humour as an interaction ritual that can foster …
Education is an important social divide, shaping political attitudes, identities and who interacts with whom. This PhD project investigates why networks are (increasingly) segregated by education and how this fuels polarization around issues like climate chan…
Governments adopt policies for specific migrant groups. Such policies can help migrant groups thrive. However, they can result in negative responses from other groups who might perceive such measures as preferential treatment at their expense, thereby threate…
The aim of the project is to develop strategies and practically applicable recommendations for messaging effectively about climate change, whilst taking into account that the epistemic environment is heavily infused with disinformation. Effective messaging is…
Have you ever considered the challenges of aging with dementia in a society whose dominant language you do not speak well? While language barriers are often cited as obstacles to equitable dementia care for older migrants, their nature and impact remain under…