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Lees alles over het doen van een PhD en het opbouwen van een wetenschappelijke carrière in onze blog. Wetenschappers Eva Lantsoght (professor) en Pranav Kulkarni (PhD) delen hun ervaringen en geven je concrete tips.

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6 Cutting-Edge Tools And Methods For PhD Researchers - Part 2

The digital transformation of academia has introduced new methods and tools that empower PhD researchers, specifically in the humanities and digital sciences to conduct innovative, data-driven studies. In a series of two blog posts, I highlight six …

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Ideas for valorization of your research

Our universities encourage us to work on the valorization of our research, may have a dedicated office for it, and potentially have “valorization” as a general category in our annual evaluation. Just like “leadership”, “valorization” is a very broad…

6 Cutting-Edge Tools And Methods For PhD Researchers - Part 1

The digital transformation of academia has introduced new methods and tools that empower PhD researchers, specifically in the humanities and digital sciences to conduct innovative, data-driven studies. In a series of two blog posts, I highlight six …

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Modernizing our teaching tools

Last month, I wrote about modernizing the contents of our courses. Today, I will focus on the tools we use for teaching. During the pandemic we had to be creative – and we had to modernize our teaching tools whether we wanted it or not. I had to mak…

Buitenpromoveren: Follow your drive

“Een proefschrift is een genre waarin je over onderzoek schrijft.” Die uitspraak is afkomstig van een van de promotoren die met hun kennis en ervaring hebben bijdragen aan ons Handboek Buitenpromoveren – ons field of expertise. Schrijf je eigen boek…

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Modernizing education

As the world is changing, the way we read and consume media is changing, we cannot assume that education will remain the same: someone in the front of a classroom talking for the entire length of the lecture. Many of us have already realized that we…

How to start volunteering during your PhD

In my previous blog, I shared the reasons why you should consider volunteering during your PhD journey. Volunteering not only broadens your horizons and life experiences but also offers a wide range of valuable benefits. However, a common question a…

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How to discuss AI tools with students and researchers

This month, I am bringing you the final post in this mini-series about generative AI. I have written about potential use in research and education (as well as some examples of my use), and today I want to talk about talking about it. If you look at …

Opportunities and challenges with ChatGPT in education

Last month, I wrote about some ways in which I have been using generative AI, and ChatGPT 4o in particular for research. This month, and referring you back to all the caveats I mentioned last month, I want to discuss education. At the time of writin…

Opportunities and challenges with ChatGPT in research

Writing a post about ChatGPT is always challenging, as the tool quickly changes and evolves, and the community is equally fast at finding new and better ways to use the tool. At the time of writing this post, GPT 4o has been released, and I have pla…