PhD Council Donders Institute
PhD Council Donders Institute

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With this series of experiences we introduce the people of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour.

I think patience is very important when doing a PhD and I believe it is one of my more useful traits.
Troy Kapteijns
Troy Kapteijns PhD candidate Read Troy's story
If you are unsure whether you can do something, just do it.
Marwan Engels
Marwan Engels PhD candidate Read Marwan's story
The most challenging part so far for me is the unpredictability of research.
Ziliang Xiong
Ziliang Xiong PhD candidate Read Ziliang's story
Share your feelings, share your thoughts, respect the differences, and experience more, especially for those who come from a relatively restrained culture.
Xuanwei Li
Xuanwei Li PhD candidate Read Xuanwei's story
The AI for Parkinson lab is part of the Digital Biomarkers for PD consortium, in which we collaborate with people with a background in different fields (such as medicine, mathematics or computer science). I really enjoy these collaborations, in which I can learn a lot from everyone
Nienke Timmermans
Nienke Timmermans PhD candidate Read Nienke's story
Soon, it will shift towards setting up experiments, building the corresponding pipelines for data analysis.
Aslan Bellmann
Aslan Bellmann PhD candidate Read Aslan's story
It was difficult for me to find a topic that matched my interests.
Ana Serna
Ana Serna PhD candidate Read Ana's story
These invaluable experiences strengthened my determination to continue my education in the field of visual science and computational modeling, and finally come here
Yuxuan
Yuxuan PhD candidate Read Yuxuan's story
I think it must be the aim to understand what makes us who we are.
Boyd van Reijmersdal
Boyd van Reijmersdal PhD candidate Read Boyd's story
This new position perfectly aligns with my interests.
Hüseyin
Hüseyin PhD candidate Read Hüseyin's story
I learned that I shouldn’t compare myself to others.
Francesca Abela
Francesca Abela PhD candidate Read Francesca's story
Luckily, I was doing well enough so they decided to take me on as a PhD student, and I’m very happy with this position.
Lennart Oblong
Lennart Oblong PhD candidate Read Lennart's story
I loved the Netherlands, Nijmegen and the university here a lot and was also very interested in research and neuropsychology.
Franziska Goltz
Franziska Goltz PhD candidate Read Franziska's story
When I was younger, my childhood aspiration was to become an astronaut and establish a human presence on Mars.
Sweekriti Narayanan
Sweekriti Narayanan PhD candidate Read Sweekriti's story
I try to always keep in mind all aspects of my life and not just my work and I make time for things I enjoy and to take care of my health.
María Menafra
María Menafra PhD candidate Read María's story
Work hard, but play even harder. Academic and professional learning opportunities continuously come and go, but the world and people around us are in constant flux.
Haras Mhmud
Haras Mhmud PhD candidate Read Haras' story
Most things you will do throughout your PhD, you will do for the first time, so it makes complete sense that you will make mistakes.
Margot Mangnus
Margot Mangnus PhD candidate Read Margot's story