Medium-sized cities across Europe are increasingly and actively attracting skilled migrants. How can stakeholders in these cities best manage the challenges of internationalization? The authors combine academic findings with policy reflections to provide a uniquely interdisciplinary guide for academics, …

Background: School bullying has detrimental impact on the health of those involved. Previously, bullying was perceived as an issue of ‘victims’ and ‘bullies’, while later, interventions targeted whole groups and schools. Nowadays, it is considered a societal issue: bullying is enabled by norms and context. …

Background : The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is widely used to screen for psychosocial problems among adolescents. As the severity of such problems is known to be related to age and gender, screening could be improved by interpreting SDQ scale scores with age-specific and perhaps gender-specific …

Objectives  In order to recognise and facilitate the development of excellent medical doctors (physicians and residents), it is important to first identify the characteristics of excellence. Failure to recognising excellence causes loss of talent, loss of role models and it lowers work ethos. This causes …

Dit spel is tot stand gekomen in samenwerking met studenten van de master Talent Development & Creativity Rijksuniversieit Groningen (Maleah Knevel en Emma Kok), studenten van de Pabo Hanzehogeschool Groningen (Matthijs Smid, Jason Engbers, David Veen, Milan Kingma) en van Toegepaste Psychologie Hanzehogeschool …

Plastic is one of the biggest contributors to pollution of the planet. Due to the low recyclability of oil-based plastics, most plastic is being disposed into the environment. According to plastic oceans, 10 million tons of plastic are dumped into oceans annually. Currently, researchers are developing …

In het project Talent in de Regio werken gemeenten, kennisinstellingen, werkgevers- en werknemersorganisatie samen aan een betere regionale arbeidsmarkt voor nu en voor een toekomst waarin leven lang ontwikkelen voor alle Noorderlingen centraal staat. In dat kader verschijnt er een reeks columns, waarvan …

In het project Talent in de Regio werken gemeenten, kennisinstellingen, werkgevers- en werknemersorganisatie samen aan een betere regionale arbeidsmarkt voor nu en voor een toekomst waarin leven lang ontwikkelen voor alle Noorderlingen centraal staat. In dat kader verschijnt er een reeks columns, waarvan …

Young professional dancers find themselves in a demanding environment. GJH within dancers is often seen as aesthetically beneficial and a sign of talent but was found to be potentially disabling. Moreover, high-performing adolescents and young adults (HPAA), in this specific lifespan, might be even more …