WP6 Overall program management

WP6 supports the GUTS consortium in the overall management of the program, ensuring high standards of data management and research integrity. It also coordinates training, co-creation, and dissemination activities.

The work package ensures that research is conducted with high standards of data management and research integrity, and that scientific insights are usable for professional and societal partners.

Progress 

WP6 has established procedures for data management and preregistration, which have been implemented and communicated across the consortium. Training activities have started, including skills development for early-career researchers.

In parallel, WP6 has strengthened collaboration efforts, both academically and societally. We actively communicate science through workshops, guest lectures at high schools, and public lectures, and we co-create research questions with our stakeholders.

WP6 has initiated a systematic stakeholder analysis to better connect GUTS research to the needs of policymakers, practitioners, and youth, and to explore a more coordinated approach to knowledge dissemination within the youth ecosystem.

Future plans 

WP6 will further develop its training program for PhD candidates and postdocs, focussing on team science, research integrity, and interdisciplinary communication. As data analysis starts, we will implement the co-pilot procedures.

WP6 will also intensify dissemination efforts to ensure that GUTS findings are accessible and relevant to society. This includes strengthening collaboration with youth partners, organising events to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing, and developing a university-based knowledge platform to enhance visibility, usability, and societal impact of GUTS research.

WP6:

• Barbara Braams
• Kitty de Vries
• Yolijn Aarts