Biography

I have done my Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Utrecht in the Netherlands, including a semester at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. I subsequently studied Cognitive Science at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France, and completed an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen in The Netherlands. Throughout my studies, I have always been particularly fascinated by language in all its aspects and diversity. At Cambridge, I will embark on a PhD at the MRC-CBU, in which I will investigate how neuronal oscillations in auditory cortex aid listeners to perceive speech in challenging listening situations. In addition, I hope to be able to bridge gaps between different academic disciplines, and to meet people from all walks of life to jointly enjoy how much fun (and how relevant) scientific thought is, no matter the topic at hand.