BCN PhD Student Council

The BCN PhD student council is a student organization which represents all PhD students and promotes their broad interests within the BCN research school, in terms of education, opportunities, connectivity, and networking, among others.

We as a council have an eye on the quality of the educational program, and we are a bridge between the BCN students and the BCN Educational Committee. We have participation in the meetings concerning educational matters of the BCN research school and we try our best to represent the PhD students interests to the best. In this manner, they can get some ideas concerning “life within BCN” and try to improve in order to become a better institution.

We are always gathering information from the students through surveys, mails and face-to-face in order to get information and opinions on a range of work related issues (teaching, supervision, courses, etc.) and other topics. If you have any suggestions for the improvement of specific courses or the program in general, don't hesitate to contact us! Please note that for individual difficulties with (e.g.) your supervisor, it is best to contact the confidential counselor of our Graduate School:

GSMS: Stella Noach  e.j.k.noach umcg.nl  050 361 9976, confidential counselor
GSSE: Yvonne Folkers  y.folkers rug.nl  06 28257733, confidential counselor
GBSS: Marieke Timmerman,  m.e.timmerman rug.nl  050 363 6255, director GS
GSH: Rachael Fletcher, r.l.fletcher rug.nl, 0631982400, coordinator GS
GSPh: Janine Weeting,  j.c.weeting rug.nl  0505 363 6157, coordinator GS.

Additionally, we organize events for education and skills acquirement, as also social ones. We always sent emails to advise you about interesting BCN lectures and workshops. Also, be prepared for the social events in which you can join with your fellow BCN students to meet and greet! Of course, we are also open to hear about your ideas for places, events, lectures, or workshops that you would like to have.

Please do not hesitate to contact us ( phdcouncilbcn rug.nl ) or any of our members (see the list below) if you have suggestions, ideas or questions of any subject (if we don’t know the answer, we could contact you with someone who knows), we are here for you!

Current PhD council members

• Ronja Eike
  BSCS - section Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC)
  Since: February 2022
  r.m.eike rug.nl

• Kimberly Wickborn
  Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (UMCG)
  Since: December 2022
  k.wickborn umcg.nl

• Janine Rook
  Center for Language & Cognition (CLCG)
  Since: January 2023
  j.rook rug.nl

• Maria João Caiado
  Pathology and Medical Biology (UMCG) & Molecular Pharmacoloy (GRIP)
  Since: February 2024
  m.j.da.costa.caiado rug.nl

• Caitlin Grieve
  Child & Youth Psychiatry (UMCG) & Accare Child Study Centre
  Since: February 2024
  c.m.grieve umcg.nl

• Fleur Visser
  Department of Geriatric Medicine and Alzheimer Center Groningen (UMCG)
  Since: February 2024
  f.c.w.visser umcg.nl

• Katharina Polsterer
  Center for Language & Cognition (CLCG) - Computational Linguistics (CL)
  Since: February 2024
  k.m.polsterer rug.nl

• Sönke Steffen
  Bernoulli Institute - Cognitive Modeling
  March 2024
  s.steffen rug.nl

• Jente Zeubring
  Biomedical Sciences (UMCG)
  July 2024
  j.zeubring rug.nl

• Emily Iliana Michail
  Internal Medicine (UMCG) & Delirium Research Group Groningen (UMCG)
  October 2024
  e.i.michail umcg.nl