I ran a poll in December about what academics like receiving as a gift - not from best friends and close family, but more in general. At that time, I was thinking in terms of what to get colleagues for…
Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Dr. Ayesha Kamal to share the story of her PhD defense. Ayesha earned her PhD in Applied Linguistics in 2012 and wrote her thesis, “Perceptions of Globalization among English Language Students at Kuwait…
Today, I have the pleasure of hosting Katherine Bassil, the host of the Neuroethics Police podcast. Katherine is a neuroscience PhD candidate at Maastricht University in The Netherlands. She has gained interest in neuroethics throughout her studies and has attempted…
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…
Q&A time! Some time ago, I received the following question from a reader (edited for Anonimity):Dear Eva,I really like your blog. As a PhD student who doesn't want to stay in Academia, some of your articles are really helpful for…
Some PhD students wait until the very end of their studies to spend three (miserable?) months writing their thesis. Others work in a more gradual way. I spent about 1,5 years on writing (while still finishing up research tasks as…
I've mentioned it before, but after defending my PhD, I felt sad and experienced some "withdrawal" symptoms after being very focused on my PhD. The first paper I wrote after defending came together very slowly. I defended in June, still…
Do you always wonder about the clothes you should pack for a conference? The fact is, in academia, the dress code for conferences is less defines than in some other fields of work. I already wrote a post in the…
Today, I have invited Dr. Victoria Abboud to share her experience of her PhD Defense. Dr. Abboud has enjoyed a seventeen-year career in post-secondary education, the first eleven of which were spent teaching in the college and university systems in…
I recently received the following question from a reader:Hey! Interesting schedule... But, when do you make time for family & friends, maybe for a romantic relationship? Do you feel that close relationships will be an obstacle to your academic work?I…
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