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Chiel van der Veen promoted to Associate Professor. New Postdoc and PhD position grants in the Learning Sciences program.

Chiel van der Veen Promoted to Associate Professor in Educational Science

Chiel van der Veen was recently promoted to associate professor in Educational Sciences. Additionally, since June 1 he has been head of the section of Educational Sciences. In his new role, van der Veen will continue his research on learning and social interaction, play, and Developmental Education. A few examples of his work are (1) Iris Bogaers PhD-project on the role of silence during classroom conversations in the upper grades of secondary school, (2) Elizabeth Wynbergs’ PhD-project on young children’s object-oriented play, and (3) an NRO-funded project on dialogic writing as an integrated and meaningful approach to language education.

New Grants for Christophe Cauchy and liu meimei

Christophe Cauchy has received a Fyssen Foundation Postdoc grant to work with prof. Martijn Meeter on the basics of reading.Christophe will begin his work in January of 2023.

Liu Meimei has received a grant for a PhD position on motivation-achievement interactions to work together with prof. Nienke van Atteveldt and prof. Martijn Meeter.

Prof. Martijn Meeter Creates a New PhD Position

Prof. Martijn Meeter has received a grant from a foundation for a PhD position focusing on learning within special education.