I ran a poll to see how fit academics are. The poll received a fair number of votes, and I'm glad to see that more than half of all respondents work out at least once or a few times per…
As every year, I present you with a list of the 10 best books I read over the past year. I don't make a list of the best books of the past year, since I read both recent and not-so-recent…
As every year, I'm presenting you my 10 favorite albums of 2018. I must say, I liked a lot of albums that were released this year - full list on my Spotify (note: two times Anneke van Giersbergen as guest…
My colleagues and myself recently published a paper titled "Stop criteria for proof load tests verified with field and laboratory testing of the Ruytenschildt Bridge" and presented this at the IABSE Conference 2018 "Engineering the Past, to Meet the Needs…
My colleagues and myself recently published a paper titled "Full-size field test of prestressed concrete T-beam bridge" and presented this at the European Bridge Conference in Edinburgh.The abstract is as follows:In the Netherlands, approximately 150 prestressed T-beam bridges with cast-in-between…
A post about summer holidays in December? Why, Eva, why? Well - I ran a poll about summer holidays a while back and I schedule posts months ahead of time, so that's why this post is here. but let's take…
Today, I am interviewing Joni Gilissen in the "How I Work" series. Joni (°1990) holds a degree in Social Work, a master’s degree in Social Policy and a postgraduate degree in Social Profit and Public Management. She is working 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…
Today, Dr. Shoshanah Jacobs shares her experience of the PhD Defense. Dr. Jacobs is a professor of biology at Guelph University with research interests in seabird foraging ecology and biology education. Seated around the table was the cast of the…
Today, I am interviewing Dr. Diogo Aguiam in the "How I Work" series.Current Job: In between jobs in researchCurrent Location: Braga, PortugalCurrent mobile device: Nexus 5xCurrent computer: Macbook Pro (Mid 2012) Can you briefly explain your current situation and research…
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