Research profile

Research in the Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences is centred around five Research Priorities. These Research Priorities build on the proven expertise within the faculty and are closely connected to the university's research profile. The research contributes to the analysis and solution of topical issues.

Faculty research programmes

The research in the Research Priorities is provided by the following research programmes:

Cognitive en Clinical Psychology	Clinical psychology: trauma, grief and anxiety disorders Experimental psychology Health psychology: self-regulation
Behaviour in Social Context	Migration, cultural diversity and ethnic relations Social-cognitive and interpersonal determinants of behaviour Social networks, solidarity and inequality Sovereignty and social contestation in complex societies Work and organizational psychology: occupational health psychology
Child and Adolescent Studies	Adolescent development Development and treatment of psychosocial problems: family dynamics, peers and culture Social and personality development: a transactional approach Youth in changing cultural contexts
Methodology and Statistics	Methodology and Statistics
Education and Learning	Education and Learning

University themes

Utrecht University has focused its top research in four strategic themes and ten focus areas in which academics from various disciplines work together on topical issues. The Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences is particularly involved in the following themes:

Dynamics of Youth (strategic theme)
Institutions for Open Societies (strategic theme)
Utrecht Applied Data Science
Foundations of Complex Systems
Game Research
Professional Performance
Sport and Society

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Faculty research programmes

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