Projects
SRP-Groeifinanciering: Real-Time Cross-Media Data Exploration and Analysis for Next Generation Knowledge Workers Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Project to assess current approaches and knowledge with a view to develop a Guidance Document for pesticide exposure assessment for workers, operators, bystanders and residents Ghent University
Produce a comprehensive review of all existing data on the exposure and risk assessment of operators, workers, bystanders and residents. The document will identify the main difficulties and data/model gpas in current approaches and detail any further steps which need to be taken. A draft guidance document for human pesticide exposure assessment will be outlined to apply at EU and MS level.
Preparing First Line health care workers in the Flemish health care system for 'virus X', by setting up and validating a training package, using viral hemorrhagic fever as a model (FiLi-Vi-X). University of Antwerp
Development and evaluation of nutritional strategies to reduce and prevent obesity in shift workers KU Leuven
Shift work is an independent risk factor for the development of overweight and obesity. As shift workers represent a huge target group throughout many sectors in Europe obesity and associated diseases stress national health systems. Unhealthy food choices (snacking, high sugar intake, preferences for spicy and sweet-fatty foods) were reported for this group, which are likely the main causes for becoming obese. The underlying mechanisms for ...
GDPoweR - recovering workers’ data to negotiate and monitor collective agreements in the platform economy KU Leuven
GDPoweR – recovering workers’ data to negotiate and monitor collective agreements in the platform economy” is a joint research project of seven organisations in five countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Poland, Spain) aimed at supporting theme 2 of the call, the adaption of social dialogue and collective bargaining to changes in employment and work-related challenges through research, knowledge exchange and the dissemination of findings. The ...
Mental health: focus on retention of healthcare workers KU Leuven
The main object of METEOR is 3-fold. First, we will enhance knowledge on the determinants of job retention, as well as on the already successfully implemented interventions and retention polocies from literature. Second, we will identify and analyse the main determinants related to retention across the 8 participating hospitals in 4 European countries (Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland and Italy). Third, we will develop policy recommendations ...
High-quality interactions. Pathways towards enhancing the quality of the interactions between direct support workers and clients with severe or profound intellectual disabilities visiting day-care or residential group homes KU Leuven
The importance of social interactions cannot be underestimated. This is equally so for individuals with severe or profound intellectual disabilities visiting day-care or residential group homes. The direct support workers supporting them in daily life are a significant source of their social encounters. However, with the individuals’ often idiosyncratic communication style and the direct support workers’ heavy workload, to name two, several ...
The client's role in influencing the independent workers thriving Vlerick Business School
Collective Spaces in Workers’ Villages in Northeast China: A Critical Socio-spatial Analysis KU Leuven
Workers’ villages were collective housing districts built for industrial employees and their families in the early period of New China. Collective spaces in workers’ villages were a crucial mainstay for the novel socialist life in the 1950s-1970s period. Since 1978 when China launched fundamental reforms nationwide, the once-exclusive workers’ villages have experienced vital changes in many aspects, which have put and are putting pressure on ...