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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
My experience in writing two books as editor
I acted as the editor of a two-volume set of books titled " Load Testing of Bridges ", which came out about a year ago. These books are part of a series titled Structures and Infrastructures. If you are at the point in your career where you may...
6 Aug '20
Eva Lantsoght
How to apply for a PhD position in the Netherlands
For those of you interested in applying for a PhD position in the Netherlands, it's important to know that the procedures in the Netherlands are different from those you commonly read about, for example in the United States. In the United States,...
2 Jul '20
Eva Lantsoght
Research and corona: 7 positive initiatives
Whoever said that the corona virus has brought nothing but trouble? As all knowledge institutions had to close their doors and the impact of the coronavirus became apparent, people quickly started looking for new opportunities to fight problems...
18 Jun '20
Francien - AcademicTransfer
Keeping your lab and research notes organized
We all have heard stories about PhD students writing up their thesis and not being able to find anymore some of their lab notes, or the reasoning behind a certain choice, or another piece of vital information. With many years of work that go into...
4 Jun '20
Eva Lantsoght
Five great tips to start publishing as an undergraduate
If the PhD and masters’ students are the flesh of any university, undergraduates are its laboring bones and joints. They are what forms the supporting structure of the academia. An average undergrad will go through college with a lots of study...
20 May '20
Pranav S. Kulkarni
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