Recent poetry publications
Over the past months, I have been delighted to see my poetry find its way into new spaces and reach new audiences. One of my poems was selected for the Hesiodos Flow Festival at the For Love of the World…
Evaluation of my Spring 2026 goals
As always at the end of the semester, I check in on my goals. Here's how I did: Submit 3 papers: Ended up submitting 5 Submit EU proposal in February (if I get the consortium to work out): done and…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to balance multiple research projects with applying for funding
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…
How I spent my time in Spring 2026
As always at the end of the semester, I check the breakdown of my time. Below, you can find the breakdown. I traveled quite some: to Sweden in February, two weeks to Delft and Denmark in April, and then two…
I’d rather read Tolstoy
Every few months, another business leadership book finds its way to me. Usually, it comes recommended by a colleague, or mentioned in a meeting as the one book every leader must read this year. And yes, I do read some…
Grant writing these days
Even now, as Vice Dean for Research, I still apply for funding. A lot of projects. Some people assume that once you move into academic leadership, grant writing becomes something you leave behind. In reality, it is quite the opposite.…
University visits
One of my favorite parts of conference travel is not always the conference itself: it is the opportunity to visit colleagues at other universities. Recently, I attended a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference organizers had arranged technical tours, and…
Choosing colleagues over perfect sleep
I generally try to live a healthy life. I exercise, I try to eat well, I protect my sleep (or at least, I track my sleep debt and then feel guilty about it), and I know that all these habits…
Concept note template
When I start working on a proposal, I start from a concept note. Over the years, I've settled on the template that I will show here. The overview table is a tip I got from our office of external funding.…
My love for .txt files
In a world full of sophisticated productivity apps, elaborate note-taking systems, and increasingly complex digital workflows, one of my favorite tools remains remarkably simple: the humble text file. No fancy interface, no synchronization dashboards, no tags or plugins; just plain…