Semester 2, 2025-2026
Type of courseResearch Group Meetings
DateApril 16, 2026
LocationUniversity of Amsterdam, Roeterseilandcampus (REC), Building V room 0.14 (9-13h), Building G room S.09 (13-18h), Roetersstraat 11, 1018 WB Amsterdam
1 day
Maximum number of participants20
ECTS0.5 EC will be appointed for participation in the complete course
StaffHanneke Grutterink (UvA), Antje Schmitt (RUG), Machteld van den Heuvel (UvA)
Content, learning goals
The focus of the second track meeting in the academic year 2025/26 is twofold.
In the morning, PhD students get the opportunity to present their own research or research ideas and receive and provide feedback on each other’s research presentations and papers. We are open to all sorts of presentations depending on students’ needs (e.g., practicing a conference talk; short presentation on current challenges and struggles in one’s research, a full or partial paper in progress; a research idea etc.).
If you want to seize this opportunity, send a (partial) paper draft OR a title and short abstract (max 250 words) in case of a conference presentation or a study idea presentation before April 7th 2026 to Antje Schmitt and Hanneke Grutterink (a.schmitt@rug.nl; h.grutterink@uva.nl). Please let us also know about the expected duration of your presentation and the goal of the feedback. In addition, feel free to send us any ideas or questions that you would like to bring into the interactive discussion and Q&A.
In the afternoon, Machteld van den Heuvel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mvandenh/?originalSubdomain=nl) from the University of Amsterdam will join us. Machteld’s research focuses on positive occupational health psychology and work-related interventions such as training and coaching. Her main interests include work engagement, job crafting, mindfulness/ACT, adaptability, self-compassion, meaning-making, and proactive coping with change and adversity. In addition to her role as an Assistant Professor at the UvA, Machteld also works as a (job and career crafting) trainer, (individual and team) coach, and artist.
During her talk and workshop, Machteld will
- share practical insights on conducting intervention research in organizational settings
- offer PhD candidates the chance to reflect on their PhD journey and their own well-being, including exercises based on the science of job crafting.
Preliminary program
10:30 Welcome with coffee and tea
17:00 – 18:00: Drinks (optional)
The final program will be communicated to the participants before the meeting.
Preparation
Students read each other’s’ documents and questions as preparation.