Bram Akkermans (1979) holds a law degree from the European Law School at Maastricht University (the Netherlands) (2002) and studied at Stellenbosch University (South Africa).  After his studies, he was a course developer and lecturer in International and European Law at Fontys University of Professional Education (Eindhoven, the Netherlands).

In February 2004, Bram Akkermans joined the law faculty at Maastricht, first as a PhD researcher, later (from 2008) as assistant and associate professor. He holds a PhD degree in law from Maastricht University. He was guest researcher at Brasenose College, Oxford University, the Zentrum für Eurpäische Rechtspolitik (ZERP), University of Bremen, and a guest at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private Law and Private International Law in Hamburg. He held visiting researcher positions at the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University in South Africa and the KU Leuven in Belgium. 

His research focuses on the effects of grand societal challenges on the law of property, specifically property law and sustainability. In his research Bram seeks to address both the theoretical level as well as the practical rules of property law. 

Bram is a resident fellow at the Maastricht European Private Law Institute and an invited fellow to the South African Research Chair on Property Law (SARPL.sun.ac.za). He is an editor of the European Property Law Journal and editor-in-chief of the Maastricht Law Series.