“I am 30 years old, and I will finish my Ph.D in organizational psychology this summer. You can imagine that people frequently ask me about my career plans. Depending on the situation, I tell them different things. But the truth is: I have absolutely no clue!” Close to the finishing line of her PhD, Anne-Kathrin Kleine shares her view on career goals.
In 2016, the University of Groningen and Erasmus University Rotterdam joined on an experiment: a new PhD scholarship program. I, as well, started my PhD as a bursary student at the University of Groningen, occupying one of the positions made available by this program. However, three years into the experiment, the program fails to deliver […]
On September 21, the annual PhD Day is organized in the Oosterpoort in Groningen. Both PhD and Research Master students are invited to broaden their research and career perspectives. Mindwise asks a few questions to the chair of PhD Day Groningen 2018 about the highs and lows in her first organizing experience.
When I started my studies, I soon found out what I wanted to do in life: research. Finding my subject of interest seemed to be much harder and for a moment it looked like I was going a complete different direction. But I came back.
I am an international PhD student from Indonesia. It is always been my dream to study an advanced clinical treatment in my home country, which is exactly what I am doing right now. However, the struggle to stand on two different continents to make my research happen… is real.
Every quarter, we share articles published in the BCN Newsletter and we are happy today to share an interview with Dr. Linda Geerligs, who won the BCN dissertation award. The interview was conducted and written by Manon van Asselt, a PhD candidate at UMCG.