Waving Mondays

To boost our team spirit and strengthen our collaborative efforts, we come together at Waving Mondays throughout the year. Waving Mondays are organised as field trips to the different partner institutes (UU, WUR, TUE and UMCU), each hosted by the representing members of the team. Waving Mondays will not only enrich our platform but also highlight the diverse perspectives within our consortium. Hands-on components are also included so that members of the team can dive into the world of each other's research field.  

Waving Monday UU. Crafting

February 26, 2024, Gerbrand welcomed us at ‘his’ Utrecht University for a day full of stories. David and Marloes of Scientific Storytelling fasttracked our story-telling skills, and helped us turning our stories into video.

March 31, 2025, Gerbrand hosted us at the UU library for an hands-on Waving Monday. We refined the Masterclass Decision-making with Early Signals, edited the Better Wave position paper, and experimented with a Bring-Your-Own-Data session.

10:00 Plenary opening: and Speedy Workshop Scientific Storytelling

11:00 Tour to NPEC

12:00 Early Signaling Stories from Utrecht:

  • Drones Detect Draught - Gerbrand Koren

  • The Hearts of the Veterinary World - Frank van Steenbeek

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Hands-on-sessions:

  • Develop a course or tutorial on early signaling (Mark)

  • Write the Better Wave Manifesto (Gerbrand)

  • Compare signals and stories (Terry)

16:30 Plenary synthesis

17:00 Drinks

Waving Monday TUE. Analyzing

July 1, 2024. Patty welcomed us at ‘her’ Eindhoven University of Technology for a day full of technology. We kept building stories but also compared our respective signals on a deeper, more technical level.

June 16, 2025.

Waving Monday WUR. Testing

September 23, 2024. Mark welcomed us at ‘his’ Wageningen University and Research Centre for a day full of inspiration. We piloted the first version of the Masterclass Decision-making with Early Signals, and aired new ideas during an afternoon walk

September 22, 2025. Mark welcomes us at ‘his’ Wageningen University and Research Centre for a day full of inspiration. We will welcome CUCo-fellow-project UNBOX to join forces in activities for professionals.

Waving Monday UMCU. Looking forward

December 2, 2024. Terry welcomes us at ‘his’ UMC Utrecht for a day full of inspiration.. Laura inspired with her view on early signals in the societal domain, and we looked forward to the second year of Better Wave.

December 1, 2025. Terry welcomes us at ‘his’ UMC Utrecht for a day full of inspiration..