I recently wrote a post on How to know when to change course in your research, and I got the following question from a reader:interesting (and helpful) comments. however, once you recognize that there is a 'problem' how do you…
Another great question from a reader - and one that will certainly sound very familiar to all of you starting your research journey. Here's the question:i want to start over research work on child labour, but i do not how…
Now that I'm combining duties in Ecuador and the Netherlands, I've been spending some time thinking about how I streamline the process of dividing my time between two parts of the world - without having to be missing documents all…
Time for more Q&A again today (and don't be shy to drop me a question, I'll answer it in a Q&A - it sometimes takes a bit more time, but I always answer!).Here's today's question:Hi there, Do you think that…
After my super-busy first semester of teaching, I'm quite happy that my teaching-free summer semester is here.More than just not having classes, I'm also away from USFQ this summer, and spending time doing research in my good old research group…
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…
A couple of months ago, I started using TuneUp on my personal laptop. Since it is taking ages to get the desktop computer in my office first delivered and then buffed up with all the software I need (7 months…
The day I finally achieved my Inbox Zero I thought I had my email under control, and from now on, managing my email would be much easier.I had not the slightest idea of how wrong that thought could be.On an…
Now that I finished my first semester of teaching, I've been breaking my head on one question that keeps coming back to my mind, and that's the following:I realize there are as many learning styles as there are students in…
Today I have the pleasure of hosting Emily Newhook for a guest post on apps for busy students. Emily is an outreach coordinator for the MHA degree program from The George Washington University, MHA@GW. Outside of work, she enjoys writing,…
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