As I'm chewing over some questions on how to make a bigger impact with my work, I am exploring the possibilities to receive individual coaching. At the same time, I have joined the DrivenWoman network, to get group coaching, and…
I recently ran a poll on Twitter to get an idea of how many PhD students are parents, and I wrote a blog post about it. I received an email from a reader, which I find a very pertinent observation,…
As a number of conferences are postponed for the fall, I wonder if that is not too soon. I tend to be a Debbie Downer about this whole situation, so I asked on Twitter when other academics think we will…
I'm writing this on March 20th at night, lockdown day 5 for me, and I've had a rough week. COVID-19 is making me very anxious. Will I be able to go to Delft this summer (I am supposed to travel…
If you defended your thesis before final submission, what was the outcome of your defense? Could you comment on where (which country) you defended? Thanks! Please RT — Dr Eva Lantsoght (@evalantsoght) November 26, 2019 I recently ran a poll…
I'm currently co-authoring a book about the PhD defense, and one of the points we are covering is advice for the PhD defense from the point of view of the examiners. The majority of testimonies in the "PhD Defenses around…
I recently ran a poll on Twitter about social media platforms for research. For a long time, I kept both my ResearchGate and Academia.edu profiles up to date, but I always preferred the interface of ResearchGate, even though I've had…
I recently ran a poll to see if most of us have clean or messy desks - or something in between. I work at four desks: my home, my office in Ecuador, my office in the Netherlands, and my room…
Lately, I've been receiving emails from Elsevier, telling me that they are sending take-down notices to ResearchGate for papers that I have privately stored on the RG servers. These are not papers that are ready for download at one click…
While I was reading The Shallows I ran a poll on Twitter to see if others recognize themselves in what this book mentions: that all the reading we do online results in us being unable to concentrate on long stretches…
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