I recently ran a poll on Twitter to learn how we start our days in the office. I usually make my coffee (I have to hurry so much to get out of the door in the morning that I don't…
Today, Dr. Miguel Abambres shares his experiences of the PhD defense. Miguel is a passionate Portuguese scientist, born in Lisbon in 1984 (Leo), and also a cat guy who loves traveling and teaching. He received his degree in Civil/Structural engineering…
Eleven countries in Europe formed cOAlition-S, with as its basic principle: "After 1 January 2020 scientific publications on the results from research funded by public grants provided by national and European research councils and funding bodies, must be published in…
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…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Miguel Abambres. Miguel is a passionate Portuguese scientist, born in Lisbon in 1984 (Leo), and also a cat guy who loves traveling and teaching. He received his degree in Civil/Structural engineering in…
I recently ran a poll on Twitter on how many hours academics work per week. As I've gone from 30(ish) hours per week for a year back to 40 hours - after always having worked 6 days a week for…
After a discussion about how fast or slow the review process is these days, and agreeing with a colleague that 3 weeks is a reasonable amount of time, I wanted to know if other academic think alike. The majority of…
Today, I am interviewing Dr. Steven R. Shaw in the "How I Work" series. Steven is associate professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University in Montreal. Before entering academia, he had 17 years of experience…
Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Dr. Meira Kensky for the "How I Work" series. Meira Z. Kensky is currently the Joseph E. McCabe Associate Professor of Religion at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA. Kensky received her B.A.…
Today, I am interviewing Dr. Signe Asberg for the "How I Work" series. Signe is a MSc in Cell- and Molecular Biology and soon-to-be PhD in Molecular Medicine. She work at the Center of Molecular and Inflammation Research, a Center…
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