Felicitas Biwer has been appointed as one of the 12 new faces of science

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In this project of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), The Young Academy and NEMO Kennislink, young scientists give an insight into their lives and their research through videos, blogs, articles and more. What will your life look like when you become a scientist? Twelve PhD students will report on their daily work in videos and blogs. Felicitas Biwer from SHE is one of them.

About Felicitas Biwer PhD (28), educational sciences /cognitive psychology, School of Health Professions Education Maastricht University

About 75% of the students learn ineffectively and passively. They use strategies such as rereading or summarizing to prepare for a test, while research shows that more active strategies work better. Consider, for example, recalling information from your memory, such as testing yourself and answering practice questions. Felicitas investigates how we can best support students to learn more effectively and use learning strategies that are more effective, but also more strenuous.

About the Faces of Science

Facesofscience.nl gives visitors a glimpse into the life of a researcher on the basis of blogs, videos and articles. These are of interest to anyone interested in science. And, they help students and pupils from 5 and 6 VWO who are faced with a study choice, to get a realistic picture of what it is like to work in science.

Since 2013, ninety PhD students as Faces of Science have blogged about their life as scientists.

Faces of Science is a project of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), The Young Academy and NEMO Kennislink.