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Professor of Developmental Neuroscience Rogier Kievit is one of ten new members of The Young Academy, part of the KNAW. The ten researchers will be officially installed as members of The Young Academy on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. During their five-year membership, they will make a case for projects in the areas of science policy, interdisciplinarity, internationalization and the relationship between science and society.
How do cognitive abilities differ between people? How do they change over the life course? What explains these differences and changes and how do they affect each other? This is Rogier Kievit's area of research. He seeks answers by applying multivariate statistical methods to large data sets. Kievit is currently leading research on rapid changes between good and poor cognitive performance in children. At De Jonge Akademie, he wants to advocate for climate initiatives in academia. He also wants to contribute to making academics who come from all over the world to work in Dutch science feel welcome.
About The Young Academy
Members of The Young Academy, part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, come from the full breadth of science and conduct research on a variety of topics ranging from climate justice to cellular interactions or Islamic intellectual history. At the time of appointment, the 50 members had received their PhDs less than a decade ago. Their membership lasts for five years, with 10 members flowing in and out each year.
Want to know more?
Read more about Rogier Kievit and his appointment on the website of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (in English).
