Behavioural Biology Group / Leerstoelgroep Gedragsbiologie

Our group, which is part of the Helmholtz Institute, focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying animal behaviour.

Research falls into three areas:

Cognitive neuroscience of bird song ------ Animal social learning and innovation -------- Primate social cognition

For more details, see our research pages and the webpages of the project leaders.

For descriptions of the possible research projects as part of your masters, click here.

Contact details:
Visiting Address:Padualaan 8, De Uithof, 3584 CH, Utrecht. Directions and map.
Mail Address: P.O. Box 80.086, 3508 TB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Telephone: +31 (0)30 2534230 (secretary, Miriam van Hattum) or 2533084 (Maartje van Stiphout).
Fax: +31 (0)30 2532837.

Short descriptions of internships within the Behavioural Biology Group

There are a number of opportunities to work with the Behavioural Biology group:

At the undergraduate and masters level: see information on teaching and internships

At the graduate (PhD) and post-doctoral level: see vacancy information.

NEWS:

New: Tinbergen's Legacy. Function and Mechanism in Behavioral Biology, edited by Johan J. Bolhuis and Simon Verhulst. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Helmholtz Lectures

9-Apr-2010

Helmholtz Lecture, Irene Pepperberg

Associated groups and other useful links.