Students & Alumni
Charalampia Kousi (BSc Biomedical Sciences)
Track Translational Neuroscience
'In just one year, I feel I have learned more than during my four years of undergraduate studies. The programme truly prepares you for a research environment.'
Floor Nelissen (BSc in Neuroscience)
Track Behavioural Neuroscience
'Describing a ‘regular’ week of the Research Master's in Brain and Cognitive Sciences is almost impossible. Because of the large freedom to choose your own path, the programme is unique for everyone.'
Steven Voges (BSc Psychology with Neuroscience)
Track Behavioural Neuroscience
'I found that many neuroscience programmes focus too much on single cells and completely lack a big picture focus. This really drove me towards the interdisciplinarity of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.'
Lilian Emming (BSc in Psychology)
Track Cognitive Neuroscience
'I was attracted by the interdisciplinarity of this Master’s programme, as I learned I wanted to pursue my academic career in neuroscience during my Bachelor's, even though I did not have a Bachelor’s degree directly linked to neurobiology.'
Doris Dijksterhuis (BSc in Psychobiology)
PhD candidate Vision and Cognition at the Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience
'This programme gave me the opportunity to broaden my view of neuroscience. I could choose courses I never had before and study other things that can also be very important in science, such as philosophy.'
Leo van Brussel (BSc in Philosophy and Dutch Language and Culture)
Track Cognitive Science (2013-2017)
'The outstanding quality of education, the interdisciplinary approach, and the freedom to choose according to your interests, creates an academic environment of which I am happy to be part of.'
Berno Bucker (BSc Psychobiology )
Track Cognitive Neuroscience (2010-2013)
Programme manager at Institute Brain and Behavior Amsterdam (iBBA, VU University) and co-founder and CEO at Attention Architects
'I started Brain and Cognitive Science in 2010. Since day one, I have always remained closely connected to the master programme, staff, teachers, students and alumni, because it’s an amazing programme with wonderful people.'
Wouter van den Bos (MA Philosophy)
Track Cognitive Science (2004-2006)
Associate Professor at University of Amsterdam
'As one of the first official students of the Research Master, I started the programme in 2004, when I just finished my Master's in Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam.'