The DDRC would be nothing without the team of researchers standing behind it. We all work in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg. Here you can discover our team.
Prof. Dr Robin Samuel is Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Simone Charles is Administrative Assistant at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Sandra Biewers Grimm is a pedagogue with a Master’s degree in Social Management and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Carolina Catunda is a scientific project collaborator and the main contact person for the HBSC surveys in Luxembourg and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Hannes Käckmeister is a Research Scientist at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg. He is the coordinator and co-author for the Youth Report 2025, the national correspondent of the European Knowledge Centre on Youth Policy (EKCYP) and the national contact person for Europe’s Encyclopedia of National Youth Policies (Youth Wiki).
Christiane Meyers holds a DEA in Sociology and is a Research (and Development) Specialist at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Caroline Residori is a sociologist and Research (and Development) Specialist at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Anette Schumacher is a psychologist and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Prof Dr Helmut Willems is a sociologist and Professor for youth sociology at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Yacine Amenna is a postdoctoral researcher and scientific project collaborator for the project Evaluation Hausaufgabenhëllef with Dr Sandra Biewers at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Hamid Bulut is a scientific project collaborator for the Youth Survey Luxembourg (YSL) and a Doctoral researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Romain Brisson is a scientific project collaborator for the Luxembourg HBSC surveys and postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Felipe Goedert Mendes is a scientific project collaborator for the Luxembourg HBSC surveys and postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Moritz Höpner is a scientific project collaborator for the Digital Documentation and Research Centre (DDRC). He is a Research (and Development) Specialist at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Anita Latz is a scientific project collaborator for the study “Potential and Value of Education-Oriented Youth Work”. She is a Research (and Development) Specialist at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Joana Lopes Ferreira is a scientific project collaborator for the HBSC surveys in Luxembourg and a Research and Development Specialist at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Ona Valls Casas is a scientific project collaborator for the international H2020 project PATHS2INCLUDE and postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Daniel Weis is a scientific project collaborator for the study “Potential and Value of Education-Oriented Youth Work”. He is a Research (and Development) Specialist at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Charlotte Haußmann is a scientific project collaborator for the Youth Survey Luxembourg (YSL) and a doctoral researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Laurent Langehegermann is a scientific project collaborator for the Youth Report 2025 and a doctoral researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
Christina Reisinger is a Doctoral researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg. The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) is supporting her doctorate with individual funding from the AFR PhD grant scheme.
Gilles Scheifer is a scientific project collaborator for the Youth Survey Luxembourg (YSL) and a Doctoral researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg.
The Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) is located in the Department of Social Sciences (DSOC) at the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) of the University of Luxembourg. The CCY was founded in January 2020 as a successor to the INSIDE research unit.
The University of Luxembourg (Uni.lu) was founded in 2003. With over 1,000 doctoral candidates among 7,500 students as well as 300 professors, Uni.lu is a research university focused on tomorrow’s major societal challenges. Its strategic priorities are digital transformation, medicine and health, and sustainable and societal development. The University distinguishes itself with its international and multilingual character, an interdisciplinary approach, an attractive intellectual property strategy and its openness to partnerships.
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The research group, led by Prof. Dr. Robin Samuel, investigates the situation of young people from an interdisciplinary perspective using a multi-methodological approach. The researchers have different disciplinary backgrounds: sociology, education, psychology or even economics.
Research activities include topics such as #transition from school to work, #social engagement, #citizenship, #migration, #leisure activities and #identity. We also conduct research on #family life, #values and attitudes, #non-formal education, #future prospects, and #health and well-being of youth.
One concern of the research group is to establish and maintain a continuous dialogue with politics and youth work, which has led, among other things, to the implementation of the National Youth Report, which is published every five years. In addition to its research activities, the working group is dedicated to documentation, evaluation and consulting tasks.
The Faculty FHSE of the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourgish Ministry of Education, Children and Youth are funding us equally.
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