Conferences are challenging, exciting and exhausting. In addition to that, when you're the one organising the conference, they're also a lot of work. I just finished a conference I organised with my colleagues and I thought I list some of the things that make conferences better and some things that are better avoided. Let's start … Weiterlesen Conference dos and don’ts – the organiser’s perspective
Schlagwort: phd advice
Conference season is upon us
I did the thing I told myself I would never do because it sounds like a really bad idea: I agreed to participate in two conferences that are barely a month apart. On the plus side the first one is at my home university so I don't need to travel. So I spent the last … Weiterlesen Conference season is upon us
Writing goals
August, for me, is writing month. I don't have to teach anymore and the flood of essays does not arrive before September. Except for the librarians and cafeteria staff there is almost nobody on campus. The offices adjacent to mine are vacated - which means I can take my shoes off, blast the Lord of … Weiterlesen Writing goals
Thoughts on workload
The week before last I was sick and therefore out of office for three days. When I checked my inbox after my leave I found it clogged with emails. More clogged than on a usual Monday, that is. Usually I stoicly answer email after email from top to bottom. However, I found that my regular … Weiterlesen Thoughts on workload
The hardest part
The hardest part of writing is editing. Everybody who has ever written something will tell you that. For me the hardest part of editing is trimming chapters. My second supervisor recently asked me whether the chapter I sent him could be trimmed. Fun fact: I had already trimmed it because my main supervisor thought it … Weiterlesen The hardest part
Leaving the Ivory Tower
At some point in your academic career you will have to put yourself out there. Being an introvert myself even typing this, let alone offering some sort of advice, feels very odd. While I secretly yearn for the life of a medieval monk happily copying manuscripts in a secluded monastery, I have come to admit … Weiterlesen Leaving the Ivory Tower
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