Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies (DPECS) Our department consists of
6 teams covering the disciplines of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Pedagogical Sciences; three closely related disciplines with each their own profile. The different psychological specialization areas of DPECS focus on understanding cognitive, physical, and social functioning and well-being in the context of mental health, education, and work. The educational sciences focus on issues regarding effectiveness and inclusion in primary, secondary and tertiary education. The pedagogical sciences focus on issues related to everyday as well as problematic development and upbringing within families, at school and in youth care. The disciplinary perspectives of DPECS complement each other and share the mission to generate societal impact with high-quality scientifical research on timely societal issues, and with the use of innovative methods and techniques and open science. The bachelor and master programs of DPECS build on this mission and educate students to become scientifically trained professionals for the society of the future.
More information about the research at DPECS can be found here:
https://www.eur.nl/en/essb/information/researchers/lab-society More information about the education programs offered at DPECS can be found here:
https://www.eur.nl/en/essb/education Our department also has access to an excellent laboratory for research and education purposes. The Erasmus Behavioural Lab offers state-of-the art facilities, including video observation, EEG, eye-tracking, virtual reality, experience sampling, and biofeedback:
https://www.eur.nl/en/essb/information/researchers/erasmus-behavioural-labDepartment The mission of our team
Brain & Cognition is to explore and investigate fundamental questions about brain and cognition conform the principles of open and responsible science. Our strengths lie in both fundamental and applied research, covering topics of memory, language, and perception as well as artificial intelligence, large language models and their effects on human cognition. Our team offers future-proof, engaging courses about the brain and cognition within the bachelor program
Psychology and the master specialization
Brain & Cognition, which also address relevant societal issues, such as conspiracy thinking, stereotypes, and spatial navigation, aligning with our university's strategy for tangible societal impact.