Dr. Bettina van Hoven is Associate Professor Cultural Geography and her research in the past years has focused on the experienced dimensions of wellbeing and liveability, predominantly in urban spaces. Much of her research addresses different aspects of and perspectives on ageing. She employs a qualitative methodology and increasingly include participants actively throughout the research. In an effort to find better ways to access the life-worlds of different groups of people, and to connect knowledge production to wider audiences, she recently has begun to work at the intersection of science and arts.