In today's episode, Thessa and Lisa talk with Annerieke Oosterwegel about failure. This is the first episode of two in which we dive into the universe of failure. In this episode, we delve into the origins of insecurity surrounding our abilities and performance. We dissect the root causes behind concepts like failure, fear of failure, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome. While students commonly grapple with these issues, they're universal challenges that affect us all in different ways.

Tessa Voerman continues exploring various aspects of conducting research in the jungle. In this second part, she discusses fieldwork in French Guiana with Martijn Ruisbroek and Wout Damen, two students from the Environmental Biology GSLS Master’s program. They share insights into the experience of working in the jungle, preparations one should make, and the biodiversity of the region.

In today's episode, Tessa Voerman introduces a two-part series on the fascinating topic of 'Research in Jungle'. In this first part, she talks about fieldwork in Suriname with Ronja Knippers, a PhD Candidate focusing on Human-Wildlife Coexistence, and Julia Blok, a master’s student in the Ecology & Natural Resource Management track within the Environmental Biology Master’s program about their research interests and real life experiences doing their field work. They also give tips to...

In today's episode, Anastasia talks to Farah Kools who is defending her PhD dissertation on translational science in April 2024. Farah's dissertation urges a reevaluation and redesign of current academic reward systems, advocating for an approach that is more aligned with the intrinsic motivations of researchers to impact patient care.

In today's episode, Lisa will be talking to Christine Fox, the course coordinator for the History of Medicine course. This course is an interdisciplinary course that is available for both GSLS and History of Philosophy Science students. We'll discuss all ins and outs of the course, why it is important to bring scientists and historians together, and what you as a student can gain from following this course.  Interested in this course? Check out the Osiris description; https://shorturl.at/vDKQY

In this episode, the Director of Utrecht University Graduate School of Life Sciences and Degree Director Biomedical Sciences Prof. Harold van Rijen talks to Marit de Kort - Policy Officer at biomedical sciences, Shirrinka Goubitz - the Managing Director of the Graduate School of Life Sciences, and Kirsten Boersma-van Nierop, Policy Advisor of biomedical sciences. They all prepared for the audit across the last half a year, and they share the details of this process as well as the results of...

In this episode, a postdoctoral researcher in the field of Higher Education Anastasia Kurysheva talks to two PhD students: Nathalie Brandenburg and Richard Horenberg. They both recently started their PhD projects at the LSER (Life Sciences Education Research) Programme of the GSLS. Richard has a medical background, and Nathalie has a biomedical background. You will learn how they switched to doing an interdisciplinary research on their edge of their disciplines and education. 

In this episode, Maarke Roelofs interviews Leanne Jager, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry of Utrecht University and Sofie van Dorst, a GSLS master's student. Sofie completed her internship under Leanne's supervision and was among the three students who nominated Leanne for the GSLS Supervisor of the Year award, which Leanne won for the academic year 2022/2023. During their conversation, Maarke explores the qualities that define an excellent supervisor and delves into the methods...

In this episode, you will hear from most of the members of Radio Life Sciences: Maarke, Lisa, Tessa, Gijs, Fabiola, and Anastasia. They sum up the results of Radio Life Sciences' broadcasts from the past year and discuss exciting plans for the new year, as well as share their personal plans. Grab a blanket, a warm cup of coffee or tea, relax, and enjoy this final episode of 2023!

In today's episode, Maarke and Gisela talk with Marjolein Rozeboom, MSc about her writing assignment on supervision of life sciences students that she conducted under supervision of Dr. Renske de Kleijn. Marjolein is an alumnus of one of the UU GSLS Masters' programmes -Regenerative Medicine and Technology. She works as a clinical research associate at IQVIA -  a clinical research organization. 

In this episode, a recent GSLS graduate Vera Rijks talks to a PhD candidate Anne Marieke Doornweerd and a physician and sexologist of Nederlandse Vereniging voor Seksuologie (NVVS) Peter Leusink.  Anne Marieke investigates how the cycle and contraceptive use can affect emotion regulation and possibly lead to the depressive or anxiety symptoms often seen fluctuating throughout the cycle or with contraceptive use.  Peter Leusink consults various groups of patients on the questions of sexuality,...

In today's episode, Eveline talks with Gijs Teunis about his PhD journey, which is 1 year on its way. Gijs is an alumnus of our OneHealth Master's programme (now part of Health and Environment) and works as a PhD student at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) at the department of Bacterial Surveillance and Response. We follow Gijs on his PhD journey to see what steps he takes and what he learns from them.

Can your own background be reflected in how you approach your research questions? Why diversity among students, teachers, and other staff members is so important? Have you ever thought about how the textbooks influence your research or practice with patients? What measures are introduced to make the biomedical sciences curriculum at bachelor's and master's phases inclusive?  In this episode, Gijs tries to find out the answers to these questions by talking to dr. Gönül Dilaver  - director of...

Since the release of ChatGPT in the end of 2022, universities and educators are trying to find how the rise of generative AI can be fitted in our curricula. Therefore the GSLS has initiated a  project: 'The Generative Education Initiative', chaired by assistant professor dr. Christine Fox. In this 'Our News'  episode, Harold talks to Christine together with our Health and Environment student Deepshika Sharma about the impact of generative AI and what the aims are of the 'generative education...

In this episode Eveline talks to Franca van Heijningen who is an UU graduate and former member of our Radio Life Sciences team! Currently, Franca is a trainee at TNO and she shares her experiences with us. TNO is an independent research organization which focuses on targeted innovation. This means that they do not develop knowledge for the sake of knowledge, but for its practical application. TNO tries to create value on a social and economic level within six different domains, such as...

In today's episode, Maarke Roelofs and Gisela van der Velden from Radio Life Sciences are talking to Tessa Voerman, who is the coordinator of our elective course Professional Identity Education. This course extends over the two years of the Master's programme and focuses on finding your own professional identity (Who am I? What do I want? What can I bring?). Knowing yourself enables you to make the most out of your study time and to prepare yourself for future career opportunities. Maarke,...

In today's episode, Gisela van der Velden and Maarke Roelofs of the GSLS talk to Casper Schoemaker and Corlinda Kievit about our special elective course 'Experience and Expertise'. In this course,  students with a chronic disease learn to integrate their experiential knowledge of living with a chronic physical or mental condition with their research expertise and scientific skills. And much more of course!

In today's episode, Harold van Rijen, Fleur Boelens and Kirsten Koymans look back on last year's events and education of the GSLS and look forward to the upcoming academic year and especially the Introducing Life Sciences week. If you want to know more about our events, please check the News section on the Students Site of the GSLS!

Today's episode highlights the I Art My Science project within the Graduate School of Life Science. Lisa is talking with Tania Morán Luengo and Spiros Pachis about the project. Pachis is one of the founders of this art project. Tania and Lisa joined the project later and are working on the upcoming exhibition of I Art My Science. 

In todays episode, we look into the Bioinformatics profile. Harold van Rijen is talking with Bioinformatics coordinator Bas van Breukelen, professor in Bioinformatics Berend Snel and alumni of the Bioinformatics profile Gijs Teunis. 

Harold talks to Renske de Kleijn, Rianne Bouwmeester and Lieselotte Postmes in today's episode of Our Research series. They discuss the Rubrics we use in our Research Project and Writing Assignments in the Masters of the Graduate School of Life Sciences. 

In today's episode, Giselle and Maarke are talking to Dr. Mieke Lumens and Deepshikha Sharma, both involved in the new Masters' programme Health and Environment. Dr. Lumens is the programme coordinator of this Master, and Sharma is a first year Masters' student of the new programme. 

In today's episode of the Your Career series, Eveline is talking to Heleen van Ravenswaaij. As an educational scientist at UMC Utrecht, Van Ravenswaaij did her research to the different career paths of students after they finished their studies. Within her research she also spoked to different employers in the field and found out which skills are most common/important in vacancies for graduates.

In today's episode of Our Community series, Lisa and Anastasia talk to Andrea Poorterman, a programme coordinator at Parnassos Cultuurcentrum. Our second guest is Iris Nieuwenhuizen. She works at Utrecht University for the Nationaal Programma Onderwijs (NPO), where she deals with community-building and welfare projects. She is involved in the Parnassos CultUUr Café at the Parnassos Cultuurcentrum.