Opening Expertise Centre Social Sciences, Health and Well-being

Do you have insight into the health and well-being related research that is done within our faculty – and the colleagues doing this work? Are you interested in exchanging knowledge, discussing emerging topics and getting to know new colleagues in this domain? Then the new Expertise Centre Social Sciences, Health and Well-being may be something for you!

On May 19th (15.00-17.00), the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences will open its new centre. The opening will take place in the Orangerie.

In only 5 min each, 6 BSS colleagues will present their health research in flash talks to jump start our conversation!

The centre is affiliated with the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (see https://www.rug.nl/aletta/). The aim of the centre is to bring together researchers within our faculty working on health and well-being related topics. The centre will be built around 3 different themes:  Health in social context, Healthy Ageing and Health Interventions & Policy Development. Activities of the centre (e.g. brownbag lunches), will aim to touch on discussions (theoretical, methodological, applied) that are central in the Social Sciences. The centre will also continue and broaden the work of the BSS Healthy Ageing initiative by organizing a yearly symposium (formerly Symposium on Healthy Ageing) and colloquia. An additional goal is to showcase to the outside world our faculty's contribution to research in the area of Health and Well-being.

Come join us for the opening and give input into the setup of the Centre! The dean will officially open the centre and there will be 6 short talks by staff members representing the three different themes: Health in social context, Healthy ageing, and Health Interventions & Policy Development.

Registration will open shortly

Programme

Talks

6 short talks from various speakers

Break

World café

* The visitors are grouped in smaller teams that discuss a question/topic, followed by one switch of teams (at the bell), and another question/topic.

* Thoughts are written on post its and attached to ‘sticky walls’

* Question 1: What are the most important health related questions in the social sciences to focus on for our centre?

* Question 2: How can the centre facilitate research in health related questions?

We look forward to seeing you on the 19th!

Sincerely, on behalf of the board members:

Bertus Jeronimus,

Tina Kretschmer,

Susanne Scheibe,

Lisette van der Meer

Gert Stulp,

Lucia Boer (project assistant)

& Katherine Stroebe

(Centre director and BSS contact person for the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health)