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Hanne Bakelants is a postdoctoral researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), where she is affiliated with both the End-of-Life Care Research Group and the Society and Ageing Research Lab (SARLab).
She obtained her master’s degree in Educational Sciences from the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in 2019. In 2020, she completed a second master’s degree in Globalisation and Development Studies at Maastricht University. After graduation, Hanne started her doctorate in Social Health Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in October 2020. Her doctoral research focused on the development process of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) towards a Compassionate University.
Since January 2025, Hanne has continued her work as a postdoctoral researcher, investigating how Compassionate Communities can take shape within schools and workplaces. Her approach is grounded in participatory methods, including ripple effects mapping, participant observation, and developmental evaluation.
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IRP24: Studying the complex role of the environment in shaping practices and experiences of serious illness, caregiving, dying and grieving through interdisciplinary research and innovation in Compassionate Communities (COCO_ENV)
Cohen, J. (Administrative Promotor), Dury, S. (Administrative Promotor), Van den Block, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Pivodic, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Donder, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Dierckx, E. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Smetcoren, A.-S. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Snoeck, C. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Backer, F. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Lombaerts, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Spruyt, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Moortel, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Bekers, E. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Aernouts, N. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Ryckewaert, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Van Droogenbroeck, F. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Beeckman, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Brosens, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Gieter, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Vanderstichelen, S. (Collaborator), Quintiens, B. (Collaborator) & Bakelants, H. (Collaborator)
1/11/24 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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EUAR180: EU-CoWork : Developing Compassionate Workplaces in Europe for the digital and green work environment to protect employees’ mental and physical health and wellbeing
Cohen, J. (Administrative Promotor), Dury, S. (Collaborator), Van Droogenbroeck, F. (Collaborator), Vanderstichelen, S. (Collaborator), De Moortel, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Bakelants, H. (Collaborator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Applied
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The role of a death and grief festival in cultivating awareness of serious illness, death, and bereavement at university: A qualitative study of students' and staff's motivations and experiences with Compassionate Week activities
Bakelants, H., Dury, S., Chambaere, K., Deliens, L., Vanderstichelen, S., Van Droogenbroeck, F. & Cohen, J., 2025, In: Palliative Care and Social Practice. 19, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A compassionate university for serious illness, death, and bereavement: Qualitative study of student and staff experiences and support needs
Bakelants, H., Van Droogenbroeck, F., Chambaere, K., Vanderstichelen , S., De Donder, L., Deliens, L., De Gieter, S., De Moortel, D., Cohen, J. & Dury, S., 2024, In: Death Studies. 48, 5, p. 442-453 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a compassionate university: Insights from a longitudinal process evaluation
Bakelants, H., Van Droogenbroeck, F., De Donder, L., Chambaere, K., Deliens, L., Vanderstichelen, S., Cohen, J. & Dury, S., Oct 2024, In: Death Studies. p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping the ripple effects of a compassionate university for serious illness, death, and bereavement
Bakelants, H., Dury, S., Chambaere, K., De Donder, L., Deliens, L., Vanderstichelen, S., Marynissen, S., Cohen, J. & Van Droogenbroeck, F., 2024, In: Palliative Care and Social Practice. 18, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Navigating serious illness, death, and bereavement in higher education: Insights from the Compassionate University Programme at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Bakelants, H., 2024, 237 p.Research output: Thesis › PhD Thesis
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Datasets
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Compassionate University, Core Team
Dury, S. (Creator) & Bakelants, H. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 27 Feb 2025
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Compassionate University, Interviews and focus groups students and staff
Dury, S. (Creator) & Bakelants, H. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 27 Feb 2025
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Activities
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Workshop: Co-creating Compassionate Workplaces: Collectively exploring challenges and opportunities in initial stages of participatory research in workplaces across four European countries
De Moortel, D. (Chair), Bakelants, H. (Chair), Vanderstichelen, S. (Member), Cohen, J. (Supervisor) & Tishelman, C. (Chair)
19 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Understanding a supervisor’s compassionate approach when dealing with a team member’s personal loss or the death of a team member
Legroux, F. (Speaker), Geens, H. (Contributor), Bakelants, H. (Contributor), Dury, S. (Contributor), Theuns, P. (Contributor) & De Gieter, S. (Contributor)
7 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Wat heb jij nodig om van jouw school een compassionate school te maken?
Bakelants, H. (Speaker)
1 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Process evaluation studies: How to plan, design, conduct and report process evaluation
Marynissen, S. (Speaker), Bakelants, H. (Speaker) & Hoens, S. (Speaker)
22 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Participatory research in caring communities: Practice what you preach?
Bakelants, H. (Speaker) & Kint, O. (Speaker)
23 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Press/Media
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Open brief aan Hilde Crevits en Frank Vandenbroucke: We sterven maar één keer, laten we dat dus goed voorbereiden
Deliens, L., Cohen, J., De Donder, L., Dury, S., Chambaere, K., Quintiens, B., Dheedene, M., Spruyt, B., Hooghe, A., De Backer, F., Lombaerts, K., Vanroelen, C., Bakelants, H., D'Eer, L., Vanderstichelen, S., Van Hove, L., De Gieter, S., De Moortel, D., Crois, E., Smetcoren, A.-S., Theuns, P., Dierckx, E. & Soyez, V.
13/07/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Rouw op de werkvloer
De Moortel, D., De Gieter, S. & Bakelants, H.
1/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment