COVID-19 has had us switching to working from home in a way that we had never seen before. Since Fall 2021, my university's policy is that we should be working every day from the office again. However, since Fall 2021,…
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…
I recently published a paper about my research on preparing for the doctoral defense. Here are some important takeaways from this research: Read your thesis: When you prepare for your defense, read your thesis. This approach is also the most…
I've been writing about the tools and setup that I use for planning regularly over the past years, with a critical reflection on how one can select their tools for planning and some older posts on how I was managing…
A while back, I wrote about how my attitudes towards conference travel have shifted. In the mean time, I've been able to travel to a conference. I gave a keynote lecture in Spain for this conference, received a nice plaque…
I love social media. I probably spend way too much time on it, but since I am still getting everything else done, I assume it is OK. I find it entertaining and I get value out of it. But, it…
In the past, I've had a hard time taking time off. I would book holidays, or time off, but I would end up working during those days to do some urgent things or sort through emails. An additional challenge for…
Sometimes, doctoral candidates are taken aback when during their doctoral defense, a committee member asks a surprisingly easy question. There are, however, various reasons why a committee member may be asking you this question. Before we get into the possible…
When I started blogging in 2009, blogging was popular. Nowadays, blogs are perhaps past their peak, and have to share space with various other outlets and social media platforms. Moreover, the text format is now just one way of sending…
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…
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