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Read all about doing a PhD and a scientific career in our blog. Scientists Eva Lantsoght (professor) and Pranav Kulkarni (PhD) share their experiences and give hands-on tips. 

Recent blog posts
Options for virtual learning during (and after?) COVID-19
Will COVID-19 completely change the face of education and learning? We can't answer this question with certainty, but after more than a year of virtual learning at all levels, it's quite likely that virtual learning has become more embedded in...
6 May '21
Eva Lantsoght
How to hold your own at parties as a PhD student
During your years as a PhD student, you will likely attend a party or two. The most frequently asked question at parties is: what do you do? So, of course, you then (often proudly) say that you are doing a PhD. Know that you may expect two kinds...
22 Apr '21
Julia Wijnmaalen & Julieta Matos Castaño
Taking the next career step as a PhD student: 3 tips to guide you in this challenging process
Taking the next career step as a PhD student or researcher can be a real challenge. In this 5 minute vlog, Tonke shares three practical tips with you, that you can start implementing right away!  
6 Apr '21
Tonke de Jong - contest winner
How to make the most of a virtual conference
As we are heading into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may be hoping that  we soon will be able to attend conferences again.  But the reality right now is that conferences are still virtual. Virtual conferences allow more people to...
1 Apr '21
Eva Lantsoght
Not sure about staying in academia? 3 tips to help you decide
Jeroen van Baar and Lieke de Boer discuss why they have decided to leave academia, and what steps they took to come to that decision. Reporting separately from their respective lockdown locations across Europe (well, Berlin and Amsterdam), during...
30 Mar '21
Minor revision - contest winners
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