At our research group in Delft, we often have user committees for the PhD projects. These user committees are made up of people from the industry and/or government, who meet twice a year to give feedback on the practical aspects…
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 received the following question, which may be relevant for all readers:Hi Eva,I am currently done reading your wonderful book about the PhD trajectory and I have a couple of questions regarding your book; it's about the gaps in…
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 ran a poll on Twitter to learn how much time it takes it get a PhD - in number of years. The results are sort of expected: 1/3rd takes less than 4 years, 1/3rd between 4 and 5…
Poll for PhD students only! Are you:— Dr Eva Lantsoght (@evalantsoght) January 20, 2020 I recently ran a poll on Twitter to see which percentage of PhD students are parents, as Olga and I were wondering about this data for…
I recently received the following question from a reader - edited to preserve anonymity:Greetings,Currently I am applying to PhD positions in Europe but not getting a preferable response and now I have started to get disappointed in myself.My request is…
I recently received the following question (edited for anonimity):Dear Dr., I hope this message finds you well. I am XX, a PhD candidate in City Somewhere University, Country right now. I have finished the course work, proposal defense and data…
I recently read "Why we sleep" by Matthew Walker, and it reminded me of how important sleep is, and how devastating sleeping just a little bit less than what we need can already be. As a mom of a toddler…
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…
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