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…
More Q&A today! I recently received the following question from a reader:Hello, i just want to know what i should do after completion of Ph.D?Excellent question, but not one that I can answer right away. I don't have my crystal…
More Q&A - and remember, you are always free to drop me your questions as well, and I'll do my very best to either send you a personal mail with my thoughts, or turn it into a Q&A post.A reader…
Some time ago, I came across an excellent article that outlines 5 steps to completing your first draft. The article aims at any written content, and it's just screaming to get its academic makeover. Before you can start throwing words…
As I love infographics (even though I know they're often not the result of thorough research and their data typically does not hold together - but hey, they are pretty), I'm always on the hunt for interesting infographics about higher…
As I'm working through a backlog of questions from readers, I came across the following question that requires a little more explanation:Hi eva (& all others). Can u all tell me how much time it took to write the paper…
I recently came across this article , written by Charlotte Wegener and Lene Tanggaard about the apprenticeship perspective in co-writing between supervisor and doctoral student.The article itself is very interesting, and I think it is useful for supervisors as well…
Continuing with the pile of questions that I have which deserve a spot in the Q&A series, I would like to expand on the following question, which I got through Twitter:I have presentation on my proposal, please help me with…
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 recently came across an infographic discussing adjunct professorships. Even though I've been lucky to find a tenure-track position, I do follow a bit the struggles adjunct faculty members are having.A few side thoughts to this infographic:1. Doing a PhD…
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