Field of work
My areas of expertise comprise the transformative power of science, technology and the performing arts, and their role in society and education. I contribute to this through transdisciplinary collaborations, particularly through open schooling frameworks and partnerships with museums, science centres, businesses and communities. I hold a Diploma in Physics (2006), a Master’s in Performance Studies (2008), and a doctorate in science education (2015). Currently, I am a professor of physics education at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) and have served as a visiting professor at Flensburg University in 2020. As a performing artist, I received the Performing Science award from Justus-Liebig-Universität and was an artist in residence at the idans festival in 2007.
I have successfully led and secured third-party funding projects through competitive processes and actively engage in practical collaborations and science communication. My research interests encompass:
- The interplay between art and science in transformative and sustainability education
- The relationship between space and learning, focusing on its complexity beyond mere spatial design
- The history and philosophy of science, exploring diverse forms of knowledge and practice
- Aesthetic inquiry in science education, emphasizing epistemological and educational dimensions
- Participatory school development and vocational education, particularly related to the New European Bauhaus
- Research methodologies, especially multimodal evaluation in educational settings
- Innovative approaches in teaching and learning research, open schooling, and strengthening social and leadership skills
I initiated a STEAM education project aimed at developing, evaluating, and implementing innovative STEAM education that center on art, aesthetics and participation. This initiative involves over 12 European institutions, including CERN and the Musée du Louvre, alongside various NGOs.
For more information, visit www.sense-steam.eu.
Recent publications:
Schulze Heuling, L. & Colucci-Gray, L. (forthcoming): Taking over Authorship – The Power of Writing Processes in co-creating science in education. In: Routledge Companion to Performance and Science, eds. Paul Johnson, Simon Parry and Adele Senior.
Schulze Heuling, D. & Schulze Heuling, L.: Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung. In: Stein, R. Müller, T. & Hascher, P., Bildung als Herausforderung. Grundlagen für die Pädagogik bei Verhaltensstörungen. Bad Heilbrunn, Klinkhardt
Schulze Heuling, Lydia (2021). Promoting student interest in science: The impact of a science theatre project. LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 9(2), 63–81. https://doi.org/10.31129/LUMAT.9.2.1489
Schulze Heuling, Lydia & Filk, Christian. (eds) (2021). Algorithmic and Aesthetic Literacy. Emerging Transdisciplinary Explorations for the Digital Age. Barbara Budrich.
Wild, Steffen & Schulze Heuling, Lydia (2021). Re-evaluation of the D21-Digital-Index assessment instrument for measuring higher-level digital competences. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2021.100981
Schulze Heuling, Lydia & Wild, Steffen (2021). How Student Characteristics Affect Economy Students’ Digital Competences: A latent profile study. Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 11(1), 44-70. https://doi.org/10.3384/njvet.2242-458X.2111144
Heering, Peter & Schulze Heuling, Lydia (Hrsg) (2020). "Physik auf der Bühne" [Physics on Stage], Naturwissenschaften im Unterricht Physik, 176. https://www.friedrich-verlag.de/physik/unterricht-physik-digital/physik-auf-der-buehne-2358
Courses taught
- Science and Technology education research
- Bildungswissenschaften
- Education and society
- Imaginative education, aesthetic inquiry in formal and in-formal education
- Theory of Science and Scientific Methods
Research areas
- SENSE. The New European Roadmap for STEAM Education
www.sense-steam.eu - Pro-environmental behaviour in vocational education (PebVoc). Identifying leverage points for promoting students' pro-environmental behaviour in vocational education. (Joint project with Per Andersson (Linköping University) and Steffen Wild (TU Dortmund)
- Participatory schooldevelopment. Linking the multiple layers of space found in school buildings to engage pupils in shaping their environment and making it more socially and gender just. Togehter with Yuhong Zeng and Michael Riebel (Hawkins Brown Architects), Akkelies van Nes (HVL), Ingjald Pilskog and Saeed Moghadam Saman (HVL and Christi Krybbe Skole (Bergen, NO)
- Teachers’ Research Literacy for Science teaching (TRELIS), funded by The Research Council of Norway
https://www.oslomet.no/en/research/research-projects/trelis