Most of us academics have a few unfinished, unsubmitted papers that are gathering digital dust on our computers. Projects may have stalled, the writing never got finished, students may have moved on and left the last items pending, or we…
As I spend my summers in the Netherlands every year, I have developed a set of checklists to streamline the process (I like a good checklist, in case you hadn't noticed yet). Here's the set of checklists that I use:…
When it comes to preparing proposals, I have got my fair share of experience in these years - I guess it comes with the territory. And, since I am on the topic of Eva's Obsession with Checklists, I am here…
In some ways, the COVID-19 pandemic feels as if it was just yesterday. In other ways, it feels as if the pandemic was a lifetime ago. In all ways, that entire time period of lockdown feels like a major black…
Have you caught yourself thinking "Did I prepare everything I need" before a conference, wondering if you got your hotel registration, flight information and everything you need printed, confirmed, and (hopefully in the first place) figured out? I tend to…
Remember that large proposal I worked on last year? It got rejected - and was one of 43 proposals submitted for the same call which would fund only one project. So yes, of course it is not good news. Of…
I recently spent some time thinking about the role of being neurodivergent in academia. I used ChatGPT to help me with the prompts, which you can find below: 1. Setting the Intention (15 minutes) Objective: Create a focused mindset for…
As a professor, and working at two universities, I get a lot of emails. I've gone through many iterations of methods to keep my inbox under control. They all are inspired by inbox zero, but the method to get to…
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…
I used to have rather elaborate methods to review my week and month, partially based on the "Mastering your PhD book" (which I would still recommend, especially for younger researchers!). However, as my methods for planning my time and tasks…
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