My current projects.

About the project

Fix IT! investigates why women remain underrepresented in IT and how education and employers can make the transition from study to work more attractive, inclusive and sustainable.

Research focus

The project follows the journey from education into working life, focusing on attraction, transition and retention.

Approach

• Student surveys and interviews
• Employer research
• Employee journey interviews
• Analysis of vacancies and recruitment communication

Emerging insights

Early findings suggest that women place relatively strong emphasis on work–life balance and societal contribution, while these themes are often less prominent in employer communication.

What the project will deliver

Evidence, interventions and practical approaches that help education and employers strengthen attraction, transition and retention in IT.

Partners

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences and Connect.frl.

About the project

The HBO-Inclusietool helps universities of applied sciences understand how inclusion is embedded in policy and experienced by employees.

Two perspectives

The tool combines a policy scan with an employee scan, allowing institutions to compare organizational intentions with employees' actual experiences.

Policy scan

• Vision
• Diagnosis
• Planning
• Interventions
• Communication

Employee scan

• Inclusion and belonging
• Inclusive climate
• Social safety
• Support for D&I
• Inclusive educational strategies

Dashboard

Results are translated into an accessible dashboard with benchmarks, group comparisons, priority areas and practical action points.

Partners

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and Zestor.

About the project

Building Inclusive Curricula develops practical ways to help educators examine whether curricula work equally well for diverse groups of students.

Core idea

Inclusion is not only about who enters education, but also about how assignments, examples, assessment, language and learning environments shape participation.

What we develop

• Practical tools for curriculum analysis
• Redesign approaches
• Workshops and educational activities
• Resources for educators

For educators

The project translates broad principles of inclusion into concrete choices in teaching and curriculum design.

About the course

The Social Animal at Work translates key insights from social and organizational psychology into an accessible online course.

Four modules

• Nature of Inclusion
• Discovering Diversity
• Dynamics of Inclusion
• Inclusive Behaviours

Learning format

The course combines short learning units, videos, reflection and interactive exercises.

Explore the MOOC

The course has its own page on this website.