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…
Another semester is past, so let's have a look at how I did in terms of my semester goals: Submit 4 papers. Yes! One paper has one of my PhD candidates as first author, two papers have a postdoc as…
I don't like falling behind. Most of the time, I'm very organized and keep all plates spinning. But sometimes, things get derailed. Recently, we were coping with the death of a family member, additional doctor's appointments, and lots of cardiologist…
As always at the end of the semester, I have evaluated how I spent my time in the past semester. The good news is, I'm slowly reducing my tendency to overwork. My longest weeks have been of 55 hours -…
We recently looked at why the middle part of the PhD can be so difficult for many students. I wouldn’t be here, spouting random advice to the interwebz, without attempting to provide you a solution for the second year dip.…
For many PhD candidate the middle stretch of the PhD is the hardest. At the beginning of the PhD, you start starry-eyed and ready to change the world. As you are wrapping up your thesis, you can see the light…
When you have to bring structure into a large piece of writing, such as a thesis or a book, you may be struggling in figuring out how everything works together. You may know that in one way or another, you…
Today's guest post is by Judd Trump. Judd is a content writer with a passion for creating engaging and informative content. With over 3 years of experience in the industry, he has had the opportunity to work with a variety…
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…
As you may have heard, MDPI is now considered a predatory publisher. While academics have been debating MDPI for a while now, I have published in MDPI journals in the past (Fibers, Materials, Buildings, Sensors, Education Sciences, Societies, and Infrastructures),…