I published two books as an editor on the topic of Load Testing of Bridges: Load Testing of Bridges: Current Practice and Diagnostic Load Testing and Load Testing of Bridges: Proof Load Testing and the Future of Load Testing.Besides the…
Dear readers,I've published a new book "The A-Z of the PhD Trajectory" in the Springer Texts in Education. You can read all about it (and buy it!) on the Springer website.The book is full of new material. There are topics…
In "The End of Average", Todd Rose explores how "averagerianism" has impacted our society. In this book, he discusses how companies do better when they look at the individual worker instead of the average worker, and he gives ideas for…
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…
Just like every year, I present you with the 10 best books I read in the past year. I read a fair amount of pulp this year at the end of my pregnancy, as my brain couldn't make it through…
It's time to wrap up the year, and make some end-of-year lists. In made lists with the 10 best books I read in a year in 2014 and 2015, and I'll keep this habit up.I pledged to read 40 books…
Dear readers,I'm glad to announce that my first e-book, Top PhD Advice from Start to Defense and Beyond - Focus on The Netherlands with Universal Tips & Tricks, in cooperation with AcademicTransfer, is live.It's completely free (it does have some…
It's time for a book review again - it actually has been too long since I wrote my last book review on PhD Talk. I haven't been reading books related to getting a PhD or PhD research anymore, since I…
Today I have invited Sheila M. Cronin to talk about her most recent novel, in which the main character is a PhD candidate. Sheila obtained her master's degree in mental health sciences from Hahnemann Medical Graduate School (now Drexel) of…
Today, I have the pleasure of hosting Helen Kara who wrote a guest post in which she highlights some elements of her recently published book on creative research methods. Helen has been an independent researcher and writer for the last…