On January 1, 2024, Elly Hol will start as vice dean of research at UMC Utrecht. Elly has been working at UMC Utrecht for 10 years. She is professor of gliabiology of brain diseases and is a member of Academia Europaea and the KNAW. In addition, she is education manager of the Brain Division and has led the Translational Neuroscience Department since 2020.
Elly Hol strongly believes in integrating research with education and care. “Exchange between these disciplines offers opportunities for talent development and has a great and positive impact on both students and patients,” explains the new vice dean. She also emphasizes the importance of a stimulating research environment within UMC Utrecht, in which there is sufficient attention and space for the full spectrum of research, from fundamental to clinical. Excellent facilities and support are crucial in her view. Elly: “In my opinion, these are the essential preconditions for attracting and retaining (inter)national research talent. And in these times of great change, that is more important than ever.”
Arno Hoes, dean and vice chairman of the Board of Governors: “We are very pleased with Elly’s arrival. First, because Elly is a wonderful and very experienced researcher, with also a warm heart for education, who has proven to be a good connecting team player. Second, because we now have a vice dean of research for the first time, where the other faculties in Utrecht have had one for much longer. This is important in light of the strong increase in research collaborations between faculties, on campus, within the alliance with Eindhoven and Wageningen and internationally. We wish her much success in this new role.”
