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Luzia Heu

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Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University
📍 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Luzia Heu is an Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University. She is a cross-cultural researcher specializing in loneliness, its causes, and its connection to social norms. She earned her PhD from the University of Groningen and primarily utilizes qualitative methods in her work.

Originally from Vienna, Austria, Luzia is passionate about making her research accessible to the public. She has created a video project with personal stories from five countries and hosts a podcast called "Connected by Loneliness" to share insights and foster connection.

To communicate her research to non-academic audiences, she uses the medium of film and has created her own podcast.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Social Science
Job Level
Junior
Location
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Topics Luzia cares about

Loneliness Research
Her primary academic focus is the cross-cultural study of loneliness, including its causes, definitions, and the experience of chronic loneliness.
Science Communication
Actively communicates research to non-academic audiences through her own podcast, a video project, and blog posts to make scientific findings more accessible.
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Career

Work history

3-2021
Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Social Science
Utrecht University
9-2016 - 3-2021
Researcher PHD Student
University of Groningen
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Media appearances

Loneliness across the world: do young people from different cultures feel the same?. Featured in Utrecht University News
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Education
2014 - 2016
Master of Science - MS
University of Groningen
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Vienna
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