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In this episode, PhD students Luisa and Lara Solms speak to self-compassion pioneer Dr. Steven Hickman and PhD candidate Yoni Schirris about the power of self-compassion. They discuss:the concept of self-compassion and how it helps to deal with an i…

We’ve done a fair amount of Zooming, Teams calls, pre-recorded presentations, and more over these past pandemic years. Still, however, sometimes I come across presentations that could be improved with some better camera and voice skills. In this pos…

Doctoral studies are akin to a roller coaster ride with lots of high intensity ups and humdrum downs. It is, therefore, easy to lose your motivation to continue and start questioning your decision to start the endeavour in the first place.But, as th…

Are you figuring out what you want after your PhD?To help you and your fellow researchers find your career path, we developed a new platform: AcademicsConnected. Here you can explore six research focused career journeys, get expert advice and read p…

“Little and often” is a concept that means that by doing a little bit of something very regularly, all the little bits add up and you get to something meaningful.The “little and often” concept has been applied to sports, gardening, taking care of ou…

Are you figuring out what you want after your PhD?To help you and your fellow researchers find your career path, we developed a new platform: AcademicsConnected. Here you can explore six research focused career journeys, get expert advice and read p…

Every PhD student will ask themselves at one point: what shall I do after my PhD?It’s worthwhile to start exploring your career options at an early stage (Why? You read it in this blog). But what are your options? And which career paths can you choo…

Are you figuring out what you want after your PhD?To help you and your fellow researchers find your career path, we developed a new platform: AcademicsConnected. Here you can explore six research focused career journeys, get expert advice and read p…

For the past years, I’ve been working with my coauthor on our book on the PhD defense. From all the testimonies about the defense I collected over the years for my “Defenses around the world” series, in combination with reading the literature on the…

Everyone is insecure now and then, but sometimes, insecurities can really stand ourselves in the way. How to deal with insecurities in your PhD? PhD students Luisa and Lara Solms from PhD Unplugged will talk about it together with their guests, Daph…