Available research topics and research fields for 2025 (APPLICATION CLOSED)
The topics for 2026-2027 will be published in December 2025
Research fields in the academic year 2025-2026
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Chair Group Citizenship And Humanization of the Public Sector - Place for 5 PhD candidates
Supervised by professor Thomas Kampen
Professional practices of spiritual care and empowerment in transitions of life - Place for one external PhD candidate
Supervised by professor Gaby Jacobs.
Humanism and Philosophy - place for six external PhD candidates
Supervised by professor Christoph Henning
Loss and meaning: individual, spiritual, and sociocultural aspects – place for one external PhD candidate
Supervised by professor Geert Smid.
Advancing Listening in Healthcare, Society, and Business - Place for one or two external PhD candidates
Supervised by professor Anne Goossensen.
Education and meaningful living/education for a just and caring society
Supervised by professor Doret de Ruyter.
Ethical Leadership and governance for an economy of human flourishing - place for two external PhD candidate
Supervised by professor Patrick Nullens
Historical Memory and Transformative Justice - Place for one PhD candidate
Supervised by professor Nicole Immler.
Higher Education, Decolonization and the Pursuit of Ecojustice - place for two to three PhD Candidates
Supervised by Dr. Caroline Suransky
Meaning and Method in Researching ‘Meaning in Life’ - place for one or two PhD Students
Supervised by Dr. Wander van der Vaart