Fall symposium 10 November 2022

Every year we organize a fall symposium. Healthy aging, health and well-being are focus areas of research at the University of Groningen. At the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, there is much expertise on these topics and much potential for fruitful collaboration between researchers and students. The purpose of this annual symposium is to bring together researchers, PhD and (research) master students with a shared interest in healthy aging, health and well-being from the perspective of the behavioral and social sciences. The symposium serves to inform each other about ongoing work at the faculty, explore opportunities for future collaboration and joint funding proposals, and contribute to the creation of an active health and wellness research community within our faculty and beyond.

The fall symposium began with a PhD alumnus of the GMW faculty invited as keynote speaker. In 2022, it was Damiano Uccheddu (Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leuven). He spoke about "Gender inequalities in health at older ages: The importance of a longitudinal and comparative life course approach to health". The keynote was followed by eight speakers from different research groups within the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences who presented their ongoing research projects on one of three research themes: 1) Health in social context and policy development, 2) Healthy aging, or 3) Health interventions. The fall symposium was a success, with 50 participants and much interaction.