Academic counsellors
Your academic counsellor will advise you on all study-related issues but is also able to refer you to other persons. They can for instance advise on topics related to study delay, personal problems, or chronic illness.
Would you like to know more about the academic counsellors? Listen to episode 6 of the Radio Life Sciences podcast.
Caroline van den Braak

Academic Counsellor for Drug Innovation, Bio-inspired innovation, Environmental Biology, Science and Business management, Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences, Bioinformatics and BioComplexity
E-mail: studieadviseur.gsls-beta@uu.nl
If you wish to speak to your academic counsellor, please book an appointment via the agenda below or come by during the walk-in hour in Minnaert 1.20: every Tuesday (except holidays) between 14:00h and 15:00h.
Lauw Klaassen, PhD

Academic Counsellor for Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences, Drug Innovation, Bio-inspired innovation, Environmental Biology, Science and Business management and Bioinformatics and BioComplexity
E-mail: studieadviseur.gsls-beta@uu.nl
Location: Minnaert building, Room 1.06
If you wish to speak to your academic counsellor, please book an appointment via the agenda below or come by during the walk-in hour in Minnaert 1.20: every Tuesday (except holidays) between 14:00h and 15:00h.
Jaco de Fockert-Koefoed, MSc

Jaco de Fockert-Koefoed will be absent from 22 April to 4 July '25.
Academic Counsellor of the following masters: Biofabrication, Biology of Disease, Cardiovascular Health and Disease, Cancer Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Epidemiology (Postgraduate), Health and Environment, Infection and Immunity, Medical Imaging, Neuroscience and Cognition, One Health, Regenerative Medicine and Technology, Toxicology and Environmental Health.
E-mail: adviseurs@umcutrecht.nl
Location: Hijmans van den Bergh building, room number 1.37/1.38/1.39
Consultation hour: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 12:30-13:30h
Phone: Monday: 16:00-17:00 via +31 (0)6 1519 8800
Note! From 22 april to 4 July ’25, telephone consultation hours will be on Fridays 15:00-16:00.
The wait times in the planner system can be long. Do you have a more urgent issue and would like an appointment sooner? Please don’t wait and reach out by e-mail.
Juliëtte Schouten

Juliette Schouten will be absent from 19 May to 6 June ’25. Madelief van der Ent-Bouwman will then be available as academic counsellor of the GSLS. You can email her at adviseurs@umcutrecht.nl or stop by the walk-in consultation on Tuesdays.
Academic Counsellor of the following masters: Biofabrication, Biology of Disease, Cardiovascular Health and Disease, Cancer Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Epidemiology (Postgraduate), Health and Environment, Infection and Immunity, Medical Imaging, Neuroscience and Cognition, One Health, Regenerative Medicine and Technology, Toxicology and Environmental Health.
E-mail: adviseurs@umcutrecht.nl
Location: Hijmans van den Bergh building, room number 1.37/1.38/1.39
Consultation hour: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 12:30-13:30h
Phone: Monday: 16:00-17:00 via +31 (0)6 1519 8800
Note! From 22 april to 4 July ’25, telephone consultation hours will be on Fridays 15:00-16:00.
The wait times in the planner system can be long. Do you have a more urgent issue and would like an appointment sooner? Please don’t wait and reach out by e-mail.