Radio Life Sciences
Episodes
Our Education | The Square: a new education form for dialogue
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Maarke and Gisela explore a new education form for dialogues, The Square. They talk to Sigrid Merx who is part of the Educationa...
Student Representation Series – Part 2: Life Sciences Representatives & Educational Committee of Life Sciences
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Maria and Fabíola chat with members of the Life Sciences Representatives (LSR) and the Educational Committee for the Graduate School...
Student Representation Series - Part 1: Student assessors
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Maria and Fabíola talk to Niels Vreeswijk and Sebastian Bok, who are student assessors at Utrecht University and at the UMC Utrecht, ...
Our Community | Isabella Spaans talks about her PhD research and reveals her role model!
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Eveline talks to Isabella Spaans. Isabella is a PhD Student at UMC Utrecht and she is about to defend her dissertation about role mode...
Our Education | Lab calculations in a VR setting
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two experienced teachers, Lizette Utomo and Koen Braat, developed a new course on lab calculations and made use of an innovative method: virtual reali...
Our Community | Student Stories: Internationals Navigating Life in the Netherlands
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Maria and Fabíola talk to Chanel and Bianca about their experiences as international students who moved to the Netherlands for their ...
Our Education | Medical Imaging Master and Research with Dr. Chantal Tax
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s Radio Life Sciences guest is dr. Chantal Tax, associate professor at the Image Sciences institute and programme coordinator of the GSLS Medi...
YoUUr Career | Being an entrepreneur after graduation - part III (with Chanel Sam and Wiepke Koekenberg)
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Eveline talks to Chanel Sam and Wiepke Koekenberg again. Chanel is an alumnus from the GSLS Master Neuroscience & Cognition and is cur...
YoUUr Career | Being an entrepreneur after graduation - part II (with Chanel Sam and Wiepke Koekenberg)
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Eveline talks to Chanel Sam and Wiepke Koekenberg again. Chanel is an alumnus from the GSLS Master Neuroscience & Cognition and is cur...
YoUUr Career | Being an entrepreneur after graduation - part I (with Chanel Sam and Wiepke Koekenberg)
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Eveline talks to Chanel Sam and Wiepke Koekenberg. Chanel is an alumnus from the GSLS Master Neuroscience & Cognition and is currently...
YoUUr Career | Brain Computer Interface Lab
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Eveline talks to Anouck, Bouke and Simon from the Brain Computer Interface (BCI) lab. This fascinating technique focuses on helping fo...
Our Community | 'Broodje GSLS'
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a slightly different episode than normal, because it was recorded live during a meeting with staff of the Education Center! In the podcast we ...
Our Community | Gijs' PhD Journey (3)
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this follow-up episode on Gijs’ PhD journey, Gijs and Maarke discuss what’s going on in Gijs’ PhD life. They talk about the milestone of writ...
YoUUr Career | Live session with career officers | Part 3
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the YoUUr Career series, Tessa records a third live session with Remko and Michelle (two career officers) and Meike Hartog (a GSLS ...
YoUUr Career | Live session with career officers | Part 2
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the YoUUr Career series, Tessa records a second live session with Remko and Michelle (two career officers) and Panos (a GSLS studen...
Our Education | Academic Writing Course
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Anastasia Kurysheva talks to Aisha Pagnes - the course coordinator for the Academic Writing course from the Communication Skills A...
YoUUr Well-Being | From Failure to Flourish. Part 2
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Tessa Voerman talks to Dr. Sabrina Genz - an assistant professor and a coach at the Online Coaching Center (OCC) of Utrecht Univer...
YoUUr Career | Live session with career officers | Part 1
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the YoUUr Career series Tessa hosts a live session between Remko and Michelle (two career officers) and Panos (a GSLS student). The...
YoUUr Well-Being | From Failure to Flourish. Part 1
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Tessa Voerman and Lisa Keijzer introduce the first part of a two-part series on the topic of failure. In this episode, they speak ...
Our Education | Lili’s Proto Lab; how to make your first prototype
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Utrecht University already has a reputation as an institution with excellent theoretical courses, but did you know you can know also dabble in hardwar...
YoUUr Career | Life Sciences Career Week
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the YoUUr Career series of the Radio Life Sciences podcast, Eveline talks to Rianne, Yvette and Litske about their careers so far a...
Our Research | Research in Jungle: French Guiana
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tessa Voerman continues exploring various aspects of conducting research in the jungle. In this second part, she discusses fieldwork in French Guiana ...
Our Research | Research in Jungle: Suriname
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Tessa Voerman introduces a two-part series on the fascinating topic of 'Research in Jungle'. In this first part, she talks about f...
Our Research | Navigating Translational Science in Academia
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Anastasia talks to Farah Kools who is defending her PhD dissertation on translational science in April 2024. Farah's dissertation ...
Our Education | History of Medicine course
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Lisa will be talking to Christine Fox, the course coordinator for the History of Medicine course. This course is an interdisciplin...
Our News | Accreditation visit of Biomedical Sciences
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Director of Utrecht University Graduate School of Life Sciences and Degree Director Biomedical Sciences Prof. Harold van Rijen ta...
Our Research | PhD students of the Life Sciences Education Research PhD Programme
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, a postdoctoral researcher in the field of Higher Education Anastasia Kurysheva talks to two PhD students: Nathalie Brandenburg and Ri...
Our Education | Supervisor of the Year
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Maarke Roelofs interviews Leanne Jager, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry of Utrecht University and Sofie van Dorst, a G...
Our News | Winter Break episode
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you will hear from most of the members of Radio Life Sciences: Maarke, Lisa, Tessa, Gijs, Fabiola, and Anastasia. They sum up the res...
Our Education | Writing Assignment on Supervision of Research Projects
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Maarke and Gisela talk with Marjolein Rozeboom, MSc about her writing assignment on supervision of life sciences students that she...
Our Research | Hormonal Contraceptives & Psychological Side-Effects
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, a recent GSLS graduate Vera Rijks talks to a PhD candidate Anne Marieke Doornweerd and a physician and sexologist of Nederlandse Vere...
Our Community | Gijs' PhD Journey (2)
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Eveline talks with Gijs Teunis about his PhD journey, which is 1 year on its way. Gijs is an alumnus of our OneHealth Master's pro...
Our Community | Diversity & Inclusion
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can your own background be reflected in how you approach your research questions? Why diversity among students, teachers, and other staff members is s...
Our News | ChatGPT within the GSLS
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since the release of ChatGPT in the end of 2022, universities and educators are trying to find how the rise of generative AI can be fitted in our curr...
YoUUr Career | Franka van Heijningen and her traineeship at TNO
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Eveline talks to Franca van Heijningen who is an UU graduate and former member of our Radio Life Sciences team! Currently, Franca is a...
Our Education | Professional Identity Education (PIE)
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Maarke Roelofs and Gisela van der Velden from Radio Life Sciences are talking to Tessa Voerman, who is the coordinator of our ele...
Our Education | Experience and Expertise (X&X) Course
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Gisela van der Velden and Maarke Roelofs of the GSLS talk to Casper Schoemaker and Corlinda Kievit about our special elective cou...
Our Education | Welcome (Back) to the GSLS!
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Harold van Rijen, Fleur Boelens and Kirsten Koymans look back on last year's events and education of the GSLS and look forward to ...
Our Community | I Art My Science
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode highlights the I Art My Science project within the Graduate School of Life Science. Lisa is talking with Tania Morán Luengo and Spiro...
Our Education | Bioinformatics Profile
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In todays episode, we look into the Bioinformatics profile. Harold van Rijen is talking with Bioinformatics coordinator Bas van Breukelen, professor i...
Our Research | Rubrics
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harold talks to Renske de Kleijn, Rianne Bouwmeester and Lieselotte Postmes in today's episode of Our Research series. They discuss the Rubrics we use...
Our Education | Master Health & Environment
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Giselle and Maarke are talking to Dr. Mieke Lumens and Deepshikha Sharma, both involved in the new Masters' programme Health and E...
Your Career | 9 different career paths
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of the Your Career series, Eveline is talking to Heleen van Ravenswaaij. As an educational scientist at UMC Utrecht, Van Ravenswaai...
Our Community | Parnassos Cultuur Café
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Our Community series, Lisa and Anastasia talk to Andrea Poorterman, a programme coordinator at Parnassos Cultuurcentrum. Our sec...
Our Research | Selection procedure
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Our Research series, Harold is talking to Anastasia Kurysheva and Sebastian Bok. Kurysheva finished her PhD on submissions withi...
Our Education | Failures in the lab
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Harold and Maarke are talking to Suraya and Dorine about making mistakes in the lab. Suraya was Dorine's supervisor during her nin...
Our Community | Gijs' PhD Journey (1)
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Our Community theme, Lisa and Harold are talking with Gijs Teunis, a PhD candidate at the National Institute for Public Health a...
Your Career | Stefan Braam of UtrechtInc.
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of the Your Career series, Eveline is talking to Stefan Braam. Stefan is the startup incubation lead at UtrechtInc startup incubato...
An update of Radio Life Sciences
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Lisa and Eveline talk about the new format of Radio Life Sciences (RLS). As of today, Radio Life Sciences will have five different...
General Research Profile
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Bea talks about the General Research Profile with three guests. Our first guest is Tania Moran Luengo, policy advisor and Research...
Pass-fail system
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we have a conversation with a Bio Inspired Innovation Master student, Heleen van Leur. She wrote an opinion article on why the maj...
Well-being special
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's extra long and special episode, we look back on the series and well-being with one of our newest GSLS alumni, Jacco Bakx and author Marian ...
Diversity, equity, inclusion and well-being
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we have a conversation on diversity, equity, inclusion in relation to well-being with two experts today. First expert is Dr. Gisel...
Impact of the system on well-being
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we have a conversation on the influence of the system on well-being with a Master's student of the GSLS, Lieke Gol, who studies on...
Education and Covid-19
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we are talking about education and Covid-19. We do so together with Gijs Teunis, a One Health Masters student, and Prof. Dr. Beren...
Well-being and our brain
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In todays episode we have a conversation with Prof. Erik Scherder. He is a Dutch professor of neuropsychology affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit i...
How we see well-being
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are different perspectives on the issue of mental well-being? A talk with a professor Floortje Scheepers (her main line of research is: innovatio...
Introducing “Well-Being Series”
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the introduction episode to the “Student Well-Being Series” of the Radio Life Sciences (RLS). The podcast series will consist of five epis...
Episode 16 – Introducing Life Sciences (ILS) – The introduction week at the UU GSLS
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded in September 2021 with the aim to give an impression about the UU GSLS introduction week (the ILS, in short) to prospective ...
Episode 15 – How to Get a PhD Position? What does a PhD Trajectory Entail? A conversation with Dr. Saskia Ebeling.
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in academic career? This episode is dedicated to everything you wanted to know about applying for a PhD position and actually doing...
Episode 14 – Academic vs. Business (Research) Internships
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During this episode, we zoom into the possibilities for masters’ research internships both at the university as well as in companies. We’ve invite...
Episode 13 – Translational Life Sciences profile
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast presents you with another brand new profile at the GSLS – Translational Life Sciences (TLS) profile. Spiros Pachis talks to Sanne de Jo...
Episode 12 – Life of a Principal Investigator. A Talk with Prof. Dr. Elly Hol
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you dreaming about academic career? It is very useful to hear the experiences of daily professional life of a principal investigator from a person...
Episode 11 – Communication profile
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Communication profile aims to teach students to make all kinds of knowledge accessible and useful for target audiences. Learn more about this very...
Episode 10 – The Life Sciences and Society profile
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An exploration of the brand new Life Sciences and Society profile for the GSLS students: a talk with its coordinator Gisela van der Velden and one of ...
Episode 9 – Career Services: When should I Pay a Visit? A Talk with Marte Otter and Kim van den Heuvel
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode which broadens your horizon. You will learn not only what career services do for the GSLS students, but also whether there has been...
Trailer Radio Life Sciences
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you curious to get to know those, who are standing behind creating these podcasts? We, the team members of the Radio Life Sciences, introduce ours...
Episode 8 – Food 4 health and safety course: a talk with course coordinators Michèle Gerbrands and Maartje van Reedt Dortland
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You will learn about the new and innovative course – Food 4 health and safety. It starts right now at the GSLS. It is a collaboration between the Du...
Episode 7 – Jitte Jennekens, the chair of the Life Sciences Representatives
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gijs and Anastasia talk to the chair of the Life Sciences Representatives (LSR). The LSR represents the interests and rights of all M...
Episode 6 – Interview with Academic counsellors
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why would you want to reach out to an academic counsellor? Get to know Desley van der Zande and Jaco de Fockert-Koefoed closer! Get inspired by their ...
Episode 5 – International Officers and Policy of GSLS
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with our GSLS International Officers Tamar Aprahamian and Nadine Nonnekes about the UU policy for travelling abroad and more. Who are they, ...
Episode 4 – Renske de Kleijn: Introduction to Designing and Teaching in Higher Education
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Dr. Renske de Kleijn by our new RLS member Vivian Hegeman. Renske is an Assistant Professor at Biomedical Sciences, Course coordinator ...
Episode 3 – First year GSLS international students
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the international GSLS students! Learn about academic backgrounds of Cheyenne Gumbs, Carla Rios, Inês Marcelino, Muhamad Rifki Ramadhan, an...
Episode 2 – Trisja Boom First year student Epidemiology
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get to know the GSLS students: Hear about Trisja’s educational path and her first experiences with the ILS and online education. Trisja’s book rec...
Episode 1 – Harold van Rijen
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Prof.Dr. Harold van Rijen, Director of the Graduate School of Life Sciences and Professor of Innovation in Biomedical Education by Anas...