On December 4th 2024 the Dutch Society for Brain and Cognition hosted the inaugural NVP Winter Conference for PhD Students. It was a an incredible day filled with learning opportunities, networking, and inspirational talks. We would like to thank the >80 attendees and the speakers for their input and for making this event such a large succes!
The event brought together PhD students from across the NVP community for a full day of activities designed to build connections and support career development. Highlights included:
- A keynote by Prof. dr. Stefan van der Stigchel on Transitionaing from Scientific Results to Writing for the General Public
- Four different interactive workshops:
- Fostering Mental Health and Wellbeing during your PhD by The happy 9 to 5 Eleni Giannakoudi and Iustina-Carmen (Tina) Armaşu
- Research Comics for Science Communication by dr. Ulrike Hahn
- Using Machine Learning to Detect Group Differences and Address Bias in Research by dr. Theo Bakker
- Navigating the Publishing Process: Insights and Tips for PhD Students by dr. Janna Cousijn
- Networking activities to build connections within the community.
- Discussions about the future of the NVP PhD society.
- A poster session in which 40 of the attendees presented their new results and ongoing projects.
Poster prizes were awarded to three excellent PhD students: Kabir Arora, Lotte van Rijn & Sasha Kenjeeva.
We would like to thank the origanizing committee – Vlada Aslanov, Michelle Moerel, Lonike Faes, Christophe Romein & Karis Colyer-Patel and other volunteers for their contribution and hope to see all of you at future NVP (PhD) events!
An impression of the NVP Winter Conference for PhD Students
















