Agenda
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Donders Writing Club
Working on an article, lit review, thesis chapter, or other writing project? Looking for some comradery and accountability to sit down and write? Join the Donders Writing Club, a chill quiet space to get some writing done each month.
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Open Seminar by Prof Alessandro Prigione and Prof Jürgen Knoblich
Join an open seminar on 28 August featuring two internationally renowned speakers.
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Donders Lecture by Iain Couzin
Iain Couzin is Director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and a Professor and Director (Speaker) of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Excellence Cluster
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Dynamics of the cortico-hippocampalinteractions
This PhD thesis investigates how the broader cortical network interacts with the hippocampus, how these interactions are shaped by behaviour, and whether distinct global cortical signatures underlie episodic/spatial and contextual memory.
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COMPASS Symposium 2026
We are pleased to share that the Meaningful Human Control of AI (DI) and the Computational Pathology Lab (RadboudUMC) research groups are collaborating to organise the COMPASS Symposium, aiming to guide us towards answering this question.
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The Percutaneous Bone-Anchored Hearing Implant: A Time-Tested Anchor in Today’s Era of Implantable Hearing Aids
This dissertation shows how technological innovation and clinical research have improved both clinical outcomes and the efficiency of BAHI care.
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Facing Your Fears: Neuromodulation of Human Emotional Behavior
The PhD defence of S.W. Meijer is on 11 September 2026 at 12:30 pm.
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Stepping forward: Implementation of sensor technology in clinical rehabilitation
The PhD defence of M.M.S. Hendriks is on 15 September 2026 at 10:30 am.
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Intervening in Brain Aging: Evidence from Neuroimaging, Vascular Health, and Lifestyle Factors
This thesis applied a novel, multimodal neuroimaging approach that reinforced the role of cardiovascular factors as key targets for multidomain lifestyle interventions in combatting cognitive decline.
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Theme meetings for Donderians
Theme meetings will be organized every third Thursday, every two months, such that all Donderians have the opportunity to join multiple theme meetings.
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Role of dopamine in word meaning inference
In this thesis, I advanced our understanding of the role of dopamine in the neural processes that are relevant for our capacity to infer and represent of word meaning in language processing.
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Kick-off Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW)
The Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) in the Netherlands will take place from 21 to 25 September, activities will take place across the country to highlight the contributions of postdocs and support them in a crucial phase of their careers.
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Exploring the Blue Core of Acute Stress: The Role of the Locus Coeruleus in Human Brain Network Dynamics and Selective Attention Under Acute Stress
The PhD defence of M. Krentz is on 21 September 2026 at 02:30 pm.
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Donders Institute Postdoc Appreciation Event
The Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) in the Netherlands will take place from 21 to 25 September, activities will take place across the country to highlight the contributions of postdocs and support them in a crucial phase of their careers.
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Symposium: Computational Modeling Focus Group
Computational Modeling Focus Group
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NeurotechEU-Decide: Joint Autumn School on Decision-Making
From 28 September to 2 October, NeurotechEU is organising a joint autumn school on decision-making.
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Welcome Meeting for new Donderians
Welcome/Introduction meeting for all new employees at the Donders Institute
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Quantum Optimization and Learning: Annealing, Variational, and Optimal Control Approaches
The PhD defence of P. Najafi is on 1 October 2026 at 12:30 pm.
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DGS: Essential skills to manage your PhD?
In this 1.5 days training you will get insight into how to minimise the risk of spending time beyond your contract duration (or scholarship duration).
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Donders Graduate School Introduction day
The Donders Graduate School organises a bi-annual introduction day for all new PhD candidates of the Donders institute.