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Did you know that recruiters from universities, university medical centers, research institutions, the business industry, government, and not-for-profits are looking for candidates on our platform?If you have an account on AcademicTransfer, you can …

If you have an interest in productivity writing, then you may have noticed that time blocking has been receiving a lot of attention lately. Time blocking is being praised as the best solution to battle distraction in our age of relentless email floo…

In the Netherlands, many PhD candidates are university employees with a salary. Some students may be on a scholarship from their home country, or have another arrangement to do their PhD. For these students, as well as those on the regular PhD candi…

In Soft skills for PhDs - part 1 I shared five important soft skills that you train during your PhD trajectory: critical thinking, time management, brainstorming, ethical decision making and negotiation & teamwork. Today I would like to add five…

In the fast paced academic world of today, soft skills can either make or break the future of a PhD candidate. Contrary to popular belief, academics and PhD students require soft skills and management techniques along with their usual rigorous techn…

Do you find yourself distracted by social media at times? Are you trying to write an abstract, yet veer off to check Twitter a few times in the process? Or do you find yourself tempted to check your phone notifications too many times during the day?…

2020 and the global COVID-19 pandemic did not only help us to realize how important health, research, and good access to health care are, but also how much change is still necessary in our societies to reach (social and racial) justice. Academia is…

This blogpost is aimed at those of us who come from abroad to pursue a PhD in Europe and more specifically in the Netherlands. There are a lot of small issues that we need to be aware of before we can settle into our new life comfortably. Coming fro…

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 educa…

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 of …