2020 in review
2020 did not turn out what I expected it to be, to say the least. There's been death and grief in my family (husband's side, but even though we are near, still we couldn't attend funerals because of the restrictions,…
10 best albums of 2020
As every year, I share my list of best albums that came out this year. I have also curated my list of favorite albums (compiling over 500 hours of new music) on Spotify and Spotify compiled this list of my…
10 best books I read in 2020
As every year, I'm sharing with you my top 10 of books I read in the past year. At the time of writing this, I've worked my way through 61 books, which is roughly the same as in 2019, but…
Some thoughts on working from home without childcare
As I read the post "Help me sort out our schedule" on Something Remarkable, I found it OK to share with her some things that worked for us. Here's what I wrote - it may help you as well if…
User committees during the PhD
At our research group in Delft, we often have user committees for the PhD projects. These user committees are made up of people from the industry and/or government, who meet twice a year to give feedback on the practical aspects…
Q&A on consistency in schedules
Some time ago, on one of my posts, I received the following comment/question. Hi, I have read your schedule. And I draw some kind of inspiration from it. Currently I am into research. I am pursuing Masters. I just want…
IABSE online lecture
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
The place of my desk at home
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…
Introducing the PhD Talk Podcast
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:
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Letting your mind wander for research
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…