Donders Institute organogram
The governance model of the Donders Institute allows us to operate as a horizontal network organization, binding centres and institutes researching brain, cognition, and behavior.
The governance of the Donders Institute allows us to operate as a horizontal network organization, binding centres and institutes researching brain, cognition, and behavior.
Supervisory Board (ad interim)
The Supervisory Board directs the network in the role of supervisor on behalf of the Executive Board of uu77.
- Independent Chair -
- Faculty of Social Science - Evelyn Kroesbergen
- Faculty of Science - Sijbrand de Jong
- Faculty of Medical Science - Jan Smit
- Faculty of Arts - Paula Fikkert
- Max Planck Society -
Executive Board
The Executive Board is responsible for the (day to day) management of the institute and is ultimately responsible for all the activities of the organization.
- Scientific Director - Edward de Haan
- Managing Director - Femke Maij
Strategy Board
The Strategy Board is constituted of directors or appointed representatives of all partner centres and institutes and operates as the strategic advisory board of the Executive Board.
- Donders Centre for Cognition - Serge Thill
- Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging - Alan Sanfey
- Donders Community for Medical Neuroscience - Barbara Franke
- Donders Centre for Neuroscience - Erik Storkebaum
- Centre for Language Studies - Enny Das
- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Research - Caroline Rowland
Research Platform
The Research Platform is constituted of Theme Leaders of the four research themes and led by the Scientific Director, with the goal of discussing the strategic aspects of the research- and quality-policy of the Donders Institute.
- Theme 1: Language and Communication - Stephanie Forkel
- Theme 2: Perception, Action and Decision-making - Floris de Lange
- Theme 3: Development and Lifelong Plasticity - Hans van Bokhoven
- Theme 4: Natural Computing and Neurotechnology - Fleur Zeldenrust
Management Platform
The Management Platform is constituted of managing directors or appointed representatives of all partner centres and institutes, and coordinates regular operations and long-term developments concering the infra- and support structure of the Donders Institute.
- Donders Centre for Cognition - Mieke van Holstein
- Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging - Maaike Rengers
- Donders Community for Medical Neuroscience - Hasan Erkan
- Donders Centre for Neuroscience - Mirjam Siesling
- Centre for Language Studies - Kirsten Ruber
- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics -
Scientific Advisory Board
The Donders Institute has a Scientific Advisory Board of internationally highly renowned experts. The advisory board monitors research progress and offers advice on the research profile and the prioritization of research topics of the Donders Institute and its centres. The Advisory Board typically meets in Nijmegen once every 1.5 - 2 years.
Members of the Scientific Advisory Board
- (Chair) INSERM
- , Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
- (Theme 1), Maastricht University
- (Theme 1), Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique
- (Theme 2), University of Oxford, Cognitive Neurology
- (Theme 2), NYU, Arts & Science
- (Theme 3), EPFL
- (Theme 3), Max-Planck Institute of Psychiatry
- (Theme 4), (Research Centre Jülich
- (Theme 4), University College London
- (Theme 3), University of Lausanne