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Activism in academia is a hot topic. Some argue that our only responsibility is to do the research, and publish our results - and the rest will sort itself out: the right people will pick up on our conclusions and turn this into policies and...

You may have heard that  a number of countries in Europe recently signed Plan S  - so I'm here to help you navigate what this means, and how this may impact your research. Over the past few years, more and more researchers have criticized the...

Today, I present you the Christmas-edition of the PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer posts. With the holidays around the corner, you may wonder what to give to an academic, or you may wonder which gift to suggest your family buys for you. Here are 20...

As a post doctoral researcher, you can be hired on a project for 1 or 2 years, on a topic that is different from the topic you worked on during your PhD years. It may feel daunting to start all over again, and do it in less than half of the time...

Netwerken, ik? Nee, niets voor mij, ik ga mezelf niet verkopen, hoort echt niet bij mij!  Dit hoor ik vaak. Blijkbaar zit er aan netwerken een zweem van ongemak, een gevoel van jezelf verkopen. Terwijl je netwerk je hele sociale omgeving is. Dus...