Annet de Lange

About Annet de Lange

Due to lower birth rates, a higher life expectancy, and a rising retirement age, the theme of successful aging in the workplace has become a current and important topic. In her work on this theme, Annet de Lange emphasizes the importance of adopting a positive psychological perspective on self-management and successful aging in the workplace. In other words, focusing on strengths or benefits of aging and organizing around them.

Prof. Dr. Annet de Lange (graduated with honors in 1995; registered psychologist with the Dutch Institute of Psychologists) works as a professor of Successful Aging in the Workplace at the Open University, Faculty of Psychology, in Heerlen. Additionally, she is a guest professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Stavanger in Norway, and at NTNU, Faculty of Psychology, in Trondheim, Norway.

Annet has extensive experience in research, writing handbooks and workbooks on themes such as sustainable employability and inclusive employership, and is also a well-known and frequently requested speaker on these topics. She has a lot of experience presenting at large conferences or contributing to online webinars/masterclasses/round table discussions, and regularly participates in podcasts.

Annet is known for her passionate presentations and her ability to generate enthusiasm among her audience through interaction during webinars, workshops, or large-scale lectures. “Annet really stimulates awareness and shifts in thinking about aging,” one attendee remarked.

Her work has received several awards, including the BA&O Award for best handbook on sustainable employability, the Andre Büssing Memorial Prize for her research, the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology Best Paper Award for her scientific review, and the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Award for an exceptional dissertation in the social sciences.