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Anja Machielse

Professor

Email
a.machielse@uvh.nl
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prof. dr.

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Anja Machielse is professor emeritus of Humanism and Social Resilience and endowed professor Social Resilience of Older Adults. She studied philosophy at the University of Amsterdam and the Erasmus University Rotterdam and received her Ph.D. at Utrecht University.

Her work focuses on the social embeddedness of human beings and the significance of social relationships, both for personal life and the wider community. The tension between individual autonomy and the demands of the social environment is central to this. Important themes in her work are social isolation and loneliness, social resilience, existential problems, and meaning in life. Her research into older adults emphasizes (social) resilience, meaning in life, and promoting social recognition. 

Expertise

  • existential problems
  • loneliness
  • meaning in life
  • social isolation
  • social resilience

External positions

  • Supervisory board member
    ,
    Nationaal Ouderenfonds
    (from 1 December 2024)
  • Member of Programme Committee Day Activities for People with Dementia & Reablement
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    ZonMw
    (from 1 January 2023 until 1 January 2026)
  • Board member Socrates foundation
    ,
    Humanistisch Verbond
    (from 1 January 2022)
  • Member of nomination committee Humanistic Spiritual Counsellors
    ,
    Humanistisch Verbond
    (from 1 October 2020 until 1 October 2025)
  • Member of Social Trials Monitoring Committee
    ,
    ZonMw
    (from 1 January 2020 until 1 January 2026)
  • Supervisory board member
    ,
    Avoord
    (from 1 January 2018 until 1 January 2026)
  • Unknown role,
    The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
    (from 1 January 2018)
  • Loneliness policy advisor
    ,
    Gemeente Rotterdam
    (from 1 January 2015)
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