Publication targets are absurd
I recently wrote a tweetstorm about why publication targets are absurd. Quota are for 19th century factories, not universities.Here's the wake of this tweetstorm:
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Tips for working at night
Since I have less time during the day to work, I've been experimenting with a so-called split-shift (working a few hours at night when the baby sleeps). I haven't been very successful at it though. My struggles are the following:sometimes…
PhD Defenses around the world: A viva in linguistics from England
Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Dr. Ayesha Kamal to share the story of her PhD defense. Ayesha earned her PhD in Applied Linguistics in 2012 and wrote her thesis, “Perceptions of Globalization among English Language Students at Kuwait…
PhD Defenses around the World: A PhD Defense from New Zealand
Today, I have the pleasure of hosting Shereen Asha Murugayah. Born and bred in Kuala Lumpur, Shereen recently completed her PhD "Engineering quorum-quenching enzymes" at the University of Otago. She is also a poet with work published in Shot Glass…
Peer review preferences
A while ago, I ran a poll on Twitter in two parts about peer review preferences - I tried to identify the preference of authors and reviewers for peer review. It looks like traditional double blind peer review is the…
Publication metrics
I recently ran a poll on Twitter on which platform is most used for publication metrics. While in my field it seems to be Scopus, the consensus of the poll is clear: Google Scholar! Here's the wake of the poll:
Papers and presentations from IALCCE 2018
Last fall, I attended IALCCE 2018 where together with my colleagues from TU Delft, I organized a Mini Symposium on Load Testing of New and Existing Structures. For this MS, I submitted 4 papers as coauthor - 3 of these…
Introducing the Neuroethics Police Podcast
Today, I have the pleasure of hosting Katherine Bassil, the host of the Neuroethics Police podcast. Katherine is a neuroscience PhD candidate at Maastricht University in The Netherlands. She has gained interest in neuroethics throughout her studies and has attempted…
Proof load testing of viaduct De Beek
I recently gave a presentation about a case study of a proof load test at the IABSE event organized by the national groups of Belgium and the Netherlands. You can find the slides of the presentation here: Proof load testing…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: The Challenges of Parenting and Academia
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…