Writing Retreat: Writing together and feeling less alone
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We recently decided to organise a writing week at RRD. With all the online meetings, we somehow felt that a dedicated week was needed to get some writing done. I…
Academic Life
New year – new habits!
It is a new year… and gosh, I guess we were all looking forward to letting 2020 behind us. Unfortunately, the new year continued with tough restrictions that have been…
My Keynote at Information Science Trends: Health Information Behavior
The European Chapter (EC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) organises events as part of their series on Information Science Trends, which focus on a current research…
Pharaon – Pilots for Active and Healthy Ageing
Last October I started my new job as senior researcher at Roessingh Research & Development. RRD is a research and development SME in the area of rehabilitation technology and telemedicine…
Post PhD Life: Travel adventures, a new job and a new home
It has been a long time since I last wrote on this blog. A lot has happened since I finished my PhD end of 2018 and before I blog on…
The Defence
Finally the day had come to defend my PhD thesis. Contrary to what I expected, I slept quite well and arrived at KTH university around nine o’clock. There I met…
PhD Thesis Countdown: Dealing With Suspense and Waiting
As a mentor for students who write their Bachelor or Master thesis, I have heard many times that students wait for their supervisor to come back to them with feedback.…
Taking time off: Crazy, awesome, or both?
I have to admit: When my husband Marcel suggested for the first time that we should travel for a year after I finished my PhD, my first reaction was: This…
Little Helpers That Get My PhD Writing Going
Currently I am writing the “kappa” of my PhD thesis, which is the cover essay of a compilation thesis. The kappa includes the background of the thesis, research questions, research…
OzCHI 2017: On Making New Friends
Last week, I attended the OzCHI conference in Brisbane and here I will share some of my experiences. Early Career Symposium The Career Development Symposium was held for the first…