A bit of Dutch today :) I recently gave a presentation with an overview of the practical recommendations that resulted from my PhD Thesis. For those of you who speak Dutch, you can find the slides below: Afschuifcapaciteit van betonnen…
We've recently published a paper in the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering. You can find this paper online. The abstract is as follows:Reinforced concrete short-span solid-slab bridges are used to compare Dutch and North American…
Felicity Bright is a rehabilitation researcher and lecturer at AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand. Her professional background is in speech-language therapy. She recently defended her PhD, entitled “Reconceptualising engagement: A relational practice with people experiencing communication disability after stroke”.…
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 colleagues and I recently published a paper in Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. Writing in German was quite a challenge for me, so I'm quite proud of the final result. I spent many a morning muttering Ausbeimitnachseitvonzu in front of my…
Another episode in the Q&A series!I got the following question:I am seeking information for an Ecuadorian to do a PhD in Europe. Can you please suggest what websites to go to?My reply was as follows:You can check Academic Transfer which…
Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Gaia Cantelli, one of the authors of a collaborative blog at her university, to share her experiences. Gaia is a fourth-year PhD student in the Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics at…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Benjamin Bowman in the "How I Work" series. Benjamin is a PhD student working on young people's politics in the UK. He's interested in how everyday life and young people's everyday lives influence…
Today, I am inviting Esraa Farag to talk about her experiences with time management during her MSc studies. Esraa got her M.Sc. degree in Information Technology in February 2016, after long struggles with procrastination, lack of motivation and miscommunication with…
Time for another episode of the Q&A series! (Not so) recently I received the following message (edited to protect the writer's anonymity):Hi there,I want to do a PHD, very keen to do it but my school academics and under graduation…
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