The Movez Network brings together research, education, and society in a 'blended stakeholder science' approach. Our aim is to find answers to society's questions from different perspectives. To do so, we seek broad collaboration with all relevant parties, with youth at the top of the list. The focus of the Movez Network is the well-being and digital media use of youth.
Read more about the research themes and partners within the Movez Network below.
Focuses on how to empower youth to use media more in a safe, responsible and healthy manner
Focuses on how artificial intelligence can be used to make young people smart, healthy and happy
Together with the partners within the Movez Network, we as Erasmus Movez Lab conduct research on the themes of youth, well-being and digital media. This way, we make the connection between research, education and society.
We have a long-term societal partnership with Netwerk Mediawijsheid, the Dutch media literacy network. The network aims to stimulate media literacy among all the citizens in the Netherlands. Since 2022, we have contributed actively to the national media literacy week, as well as the media literacy knowledge day (previously known as the MNX). Esther Rozendaal is member of the scientific board. The collaboration has resulted, among other things, in scientific reports , as well as the development of interactive video’s to stimulate upstander behavior in high school students.
Bitescience makes scientific knowledge accessible and attractive for professionals involved with communication and media, by translating the latest, most relevant, and highest quality academic insights into bite-size portions.
Talentzskool aims to effectively contribute to talent development, poverty alleviation, breaking social isolation and social exclusion among children and families. Increasing opportunities promotes the abilities of children and families and lays the foundation for a bright future.
We have a long-term collaboration with the Dutch Institute for Classification of Audiovisual Media (Nederlands Instituut voor Classificatie van Audiovisuele Media, NICAM), focusing specifically on Kijkwijzer, which is a classification for films, television shows, and television programs. Esther Rozendaal is part of the Kijkwijzer complaint committee and has provided scientific input and insights in the form of an invited lecture (2021) and a panel of digital resilience (2022). We also closely collaborate with them on a project on media-educators’ vision on digital resilience in pre-adolescents.
Change to Influence aims to empower young people and develop their talents so that they can play a positive role in society on the longer term. By working with young people on personal goals, they are empowered and can discover their talents in a positive way.
We collaborate with different researchers from the SYNC Lab, both when it comes to general knowledge exchange, as well as in concrete projects, such as the Unplugged project. In the Unplugged project, the MediaMovez team is partnering up with Yara Toenders and Kayla Green to study the effects of the smartphone ban at high schools.
BRICS lab researches how we can ensure that people start living healthier lives and remain healthy. Their research aims to have a positive lasting impact on science and the society. To meet this goal, they combine psychology, child and family studies with other disciplines such as sociology, health sciences (public health and epidemiology), public administration, behavioral economics and communication media studies. This approach allows for inclusion of underrepresented groups.
ErasmusX focuses on helping Erasmus University students to develop themselves in the best way they can, so they are prepared to meet the ever-changing demands of the future. Because this future is constantly changing, they are looking for ways in which education should adapt and innovate so it can continue to valuably impact student lives and serve as a great launch platform for their future careers.
At the Netherlands and Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA), we exchange knowledge and collaborate with other researchers. During the annual conference, we share our latest research and get inspiration in the field of communication science.
In the Healthy Start convergence, we mainly contribute to Ambition 6, which focuses on increasing involvement and participation of (unheard of) young people in society. Esther Rozendaal is part of the core team, investigating what works best to actively involve youth in youth participation projects. Together with Chiara de Jong, Kim Doornhein and Ying Chuck, she is also involved in a Healthy Start Sprint project on the development of a tool for child-participation regarding intervention development in the context of (digital) resilience.
In the MediaMovez project, we work together with You!nG, a company led by Bianca Boender. You!nG aims to empower children and youth by developing tools, methods and training, and coaching for professionals in the wellbeing, health and education sector. With their practical knowledge, they contribute mainly to the Healthy Start Sprint Project ‘Let’s Movez Together’, in which we develop a tool for child-participation in the context of the development of (digital) resilience interventions
We have a long-term societal partnership with Edux, focusing especially on their Digitalig program. With Digitalig, Edux aims to enable professionals to stimulate digital literacy among children. We take on the role of an advisory board and have, among other things, advised them on one of their media literacy interventions. Our collaboration is focused on continuous knowledge exchange, for which we have also hosted a keynote and workshop during their Digitalig event.
We have an advisory role for Chatlicense, an app aimed at boosting media literacy for first-time smartphone users. Based on the insights of our MediaMovez research, we have provided them with advice and thematic input for the app. We have also collaborated with them on an internship project based on app-data shared by them.
OurFeefOurFuture is an initiative of Meta and ThinkYoung, a youth participation organization. Esther Rozendaal has contributed to their initiative through a webinar on empowering parents and ensuring safe online experiences for teens (2023), and through a Q&A published online and in a booklet. At Meta, Chiara de Jong has provided scientific input during a Youth Design Jam (2023) and the whole team is involved as youth and media experts.
The Dutch Research Council (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) has provided funding for the MediaMovez project (under grant number VI.Vidi.191.094, to Esther Rozendaal), as well as for XX.
AICON is a collective of scientists (including from Movez Lab), students, artists, organizations and residents of the city of Rotterdam. Based on the experiences of those involved, AICON shapes the common ground for equal co-creation for a humane and socially responsible integration of AI into society.
ECDA serves as a flagship center within Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), facilitating applied research and active learning in the fields of AI, data and digitization, and making it tangible through immersive technology that incorporates VR and AR and creates engaging digital experiences. Movez lab is the expert practice group for AI, Digital Communication and Behavioural Change within ECDA.
Team Kallenbach is a co-initiator of AICON Lab. Together with scientists from Movez, among others, they have set up an exhibition with multiple works by multiple makers with the mission: to collectively investigate the meaning of technological developments in the city.
CAPRI focuses on scientific research that contributes to optimal opportunities for youth to grow up healthy and happy; from -9 months to 19 years. Movez lab collaborates the researchers of CAPRI in the field of general knowledge exchange. Several times a year Movez organizes knowledge exchange afternoons, where we discuss relevant topics in an interavtive way.