Shall I start a blog or not is the question Quite a few scientists have been blogging at the moment and more and more PhD students have started a blog. Sometimes as a video blog to explain specific things, or in a different format like the English Open University. Another…
‘Should I first continue working on that article?’ Or should I first research more literature? Do I need an extra experiment? No wait, first finish analysing this one. Oh no; I have a meeting I should attend. I should actually probably prepare for that meeting. And, there’s no room in…
Do you ever have the idea that you quickly forget what you literally just read? You’re not alone. Methods to help you remember Remembering things is a complicated process. There is a variety of scientifically proven methods that can help you remember more and improve your memory. Examples of this…
It is extremely likely that during your studies you’ll give a poster presentation at some point. What do you need to pay attention to and focus on for these posters? Here’s a few handy tips: If you can, pick a title that draws in the audience. For example: “Are PhDs…
Riding a rollercoaster or going bungee jumping to get rid of kidney stones. In the zoo chimpanzees can imitate humans better and more often than vice versa. Saliva works well as a cleaning solution. Living as a cannibal, you would not consume enough calories. The more road rage you have…
Open access, it is more and more the norm. You can now make open web annotations via hypothes.is. You can annotate with a book mark or chrome extension and also see what annotations others have made. In that way you can annotate together, for instance with people who share the…
