I recorded an online lecture for IABSE. The full version is available to members online. Here's the trailer: You can find the slides of the presentation here: Load testing of structures from Eva Lantsoght
Welcome to an episode of full-on navel-gazing! I've been moving my desk around our apartment a few times. Originally, I had an entire spare bedroom I claimed as my home office. Then, when my daughter was born, that spare bedroom…
I'm excited to announce the launch of the PhD Talk podcast! In this podcast, my co-host Rico Massa and I discuss PhD life, research mechanics, and more. You can find our first episode here:
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…
My template from Fall 2014 For many years, I was the person who wrote first thing in the morning (at least, of the morning part of my work day), every week day (except when traveling). Recently, I've been encountering two…
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As I am reading Deep Work by Cal Newport, I realize that perhaps I am trained to do good work because of my studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. I've written before about the large amounts of material students at VUB…
I recently finished reading Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. I've read his book "So good they can't ignore you" before, and -as I am writing this- am working my way through Deep Work*. While I generally like Newport's books, I…
Studying for your PhD can be fantastic. However, a PhD also has it drawbacks. Sometimes you are really distressed and disheartened. Probably not because of your subject or research, but more because of the whole process. How to handle your…
I recently ran a poll on Twitter to get an idea of how many PhD students are parents, and I wrote a blog post about it. I received an email from a reader, which I find a very pertinent observation,…
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