ORBIT Cost Action

17/02/2026

A productive meeting of the core team of ORBIT Cost Action!

We’re getting ready for a successful network gathering in , Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29–30 April.

✈️ Travel arrangements information will be shared soon. Stay tuned

21/01/2026

: ORBIT COST Action 2
22 January 2026, 17:00 (GMT)

Working group 3 is inviting you to the webinar on the topic:
"Health profiles of 11–15-year-olds from different ethnic backgrounds in England and the protective role of spiritual beliefs and practices"

Presenter: Dr Sabina Hulbert (University of Kent)

Registration for the webinar: https://shorturl.at/5DJZP

09/01/2026

There is only one week left to apply for ORBIT grants 2026!

For more information, visit our website:
https://lnkd.in/e4FdkMrd
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04/01/2026

📢 Join us for the first COST Action of 2026!

We are pleased to invite you to the webinar organised by Working Group 3, marking our first online event of the new year. Topic: "We’re all struggling with ”this"—Issues of Inclusion and Wellbeing in Religious Education in Northern Ireland."

🗓 8 January 2026
⏰ 16:00 (GMT)

👥 Presenters:
Dr James Nelson (Queen’s University Belfast)
Dr Rebecca Loader (University of Cambridge)

This webinar will explore how questions of inclusion and wellbeing are experienced and negotiated within Religious Education in Northern Ireland, offering valuable insights for researchers, educators, and policymakers working at the intersection of education, religion, and social cohesion.

Registration for the webinar: https://shorturl.at/julFG

11/12/2025

ORBIT 2 is out!

Explore our latest updates on research, events, webinars, grants, and conference on religious identity, bullying, and wellbeing in schools https://lnkd.in/ebUc3rmZ

02/12/2025

The core group of ORBIT is hard at work behind the scenes and screens. We are preparing for the next ORBIT meeting in , and in April 2026. Stay tuned for more!

10/11/2025

It is in the UK, Wales and Northern Ireland!

More than 8 million children are uniting to use their this (10-14 Nov)!

Coordinated by Anti-Bullying Alliance, this national campaign is centred around the theme "Power for Good" - a celebration of how small acts of kindness and courage can create lasting change against school bullying.

Every year, bullying impacts the lives of countless young people and silence helps it grow. That’s why, this Anti-Bullying Week, we’re empowering young peopl...

06/11/2025

We met online today for the ORBIT Cost Action Management Committee meeting.

After confirming quorum, we reviewed recent decisions, heard updates about WGs progress, presented grants and science communication activities, and set the work & budget plan!

Thanks to everyone who joined! We are very much looking forward to the grant period 2!

06/11/2025

Today, November 6, 2025, is the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying.

Every pupil deserves a safe, inclusive environment - in schools and online. Let’s listen to pupils, support teachers and families, and take concrete steps to prevent harm and build cultures of respect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDEaHk9setA

Students, parents, teachers and other school staff, as well as world leaders, tell UNESCO about their personal experiences of school bullying and outline the...

24/10/2025

📢 Attention dear MC Members of ORBIT Cost Action!

Please check your /invitations and log in to your e-COST platform to cast your (approval/disapproval) for the ORBIT Science Communication Plan.

You’ll also find the proposed ORBIT Communication Plan attached on the e-platform for your review. The plan outlines communication, dissemination, and valorisation strategy for the ORBIT, along with a clear implementation plan.

14/10/2025

Happy 1st Anniversary ORBIT Cost Action!!! 🚀💥🥳

In Brussels on October 14, 2024, we started off our ORBIT network!

As of today, 191 researchers from the whole Europe and beyond are involved in to address the issues of religious-based school bullying, children's wellbeing and cultural diversity in the classrooms.

Thank you COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology !