Researchers of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
A number of academics from the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences discuss their research and why they like working here in Utrecht in particular.
Elma Blom
Research about children's language development
"At Utrecht's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, there is plenty of room for interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on Open Science. That suits me and my research very well."
Belle Derks
Research about how people in organisations can make the best use of their potential
"What I find special about our faculty and our university is that it is very common not to stay within your own discipline."
Stefan van der Stigchel
Research about attention. What we see; what do we get from the world around us?
"I like the fact that we in Utrecht are a forerunner in open science both nationally and internationally."
Özge Bilgili
Research about how the changing political narratives around migration and the societal context in the Netherlands shape the experiences of international students
"The academic freedom the faculty provides is so refreshing - to generate ideas, to connect dots from different research lines, to try out new methods and to share and co-create insights in inclusive and diverse ways."
Lotte Gerritsen
Research about how the body and psyche work together
"I started working at UU because I wanted to be able to teach more as an academic – just doing research was very lonely for me."
Tessa Diphoorn
Research about security, violence and power
"What I really like about the Cultural Anthropology section here in Utrecht is that we have a very clear focus on political anthropology."