Research in education
Research in education
Together we conduct scientific research in the field – and for the purpose – of improving healthcare education. Our goal is to gain more insight in educating professionals for the health care of tomorrow.
Key elements of our research
Validation
Gain more knowledge about how professionals learn, and how learning- and working environments can be optimised.
Translation
Connecting research and practice.
Innovation
Contribute to the development of education innovations for (bio-)medical health care purposes.
Researchers uitklapper, klik om te openen
dr. M.E.L. (Marie-Louise) Bartelink
Associate Professor

prof. dr. A.N. (Niels) Bovenschen
Full Professor

prof. dr. R.A.M.J. (Roger) Damoiseaux
Full Professor

dr. G. Dilaver
Associate Professor
prof. dr. J. (Joost) Frenkel
Full Professor

dr. S.P.M. Geelen
Assistant Professor - medical

dr. E. (Esther) de Groot
Assistant Professor

dr. U. (Ulviye) Isik
Research Staff Other

dr. J.C.G. (Anita) Jacobs
Assistant Professor
dr. R.A.M. (Renske) de Kleijn
Assistant Professor

dr. A. (Anastasia) Kurysheva
Junior Researcher

M. (Marije) Lesterhuis
Assistant Professor

dr. J.A.L. (John) Meeuwsen
Research Staff Other

dr. ir. M.H.W. (Marc) van Mil
Associate Professor

dr. H.J.M. (Heleen) Pennings
Assistant Professor

prof. dr. A.B.J. (Berent ) Prakken
Full Professor

prof. dr. H.V.M. van Rijen
Full Professor

dr. A. van Royen-Kerkhof
Associate Professor - medical

prof. dr. M.F. (Marieke) van der Schaaf
Full Professor

prof. dr. M.J. (Marieke) Schuurmans
Full Professor

I.M. Spaans
Junior Researcher

G.J. (Gisela) van der Velden PhD
Research Staff Other
Training of PhD students uitklapper, klik om te openen
In The New Utrecht School we aim to train the professional of the future. We do this in a multidisciplinary, inclusive learning environment.
The Life Sciences Education Research (LSER) programme develops knowledge, skills and attitudes of PhD students, who conduct research in education within the Life Sciences.
PhD students and other researchers that are dedicated to research in life sciences education are welcome in our monthly research meetings.
PhD students and other researchers that are dedicated to research in life sciences education are welcome in our monthly research meetings. More information? Read more about the PhD programme or contact us via lser_phd@umcutrecht.nl.
Coordination and guidance
Prof. Marieke van der Schaaf (programme director)
Dr. Renske de Kleijn (coordinator)
Dr Heleen Pennings (coordinator)
Please contact us at lser_phd@umcutrecht.nl if you have any questions or require more information.
Partners uitklapper, klik om te openen
University of California, San Francisco
Since 2010 and in collaboration with the University of California in San Francisco, 4 to 6 PhD students in the US who wish to obtain a doctorate in Utrecht are supervised under the ‘UCSF-UMC Utrecht Collaborative Doctoral Program in Health Professions Education’.