So why would you be interested in doing a PhD? The obvious answer seems to be a PhD, but that was not my motivation at all for me personally. A job like this has advantages that you would struggle to find in other jobs: When you find a great PhD project that you like, you
The history of aromatherapy goes back to ancient Greece. During the Chinese civilization, aromatherapy was used as a mood booster. The Egyptians developed the distillation machines used to extract essential oils from various plants, which were used to entomb the dead. Nowadays, the best types of aromatherapy are considered a luxurious indulgence that only a
On the one hand, a PhD is of course “difficult” – as in “it has a high degree of difficulty” and also “it’s a lot of work”. It has been more than 3 years to create new knowledge! But how “hard” should it be and what kind of “hard”? When students come to me and
“Think of all the people playing Angry Birds. If we can get that kind of motivation for health care, we can make a difference,” says Columbia graduate Justin Starren, PhD. Of course, on the whole, people are much less motivated to track their health statistics than to fly around small birds, even though both activities
One thing you may have recognized – or learned from Charles Craik’s keynote if you are in the US. symposium – that tenure track science jobs are hard to come by. While academic research positions have always been considered the “standard” career path for PhDs in science, they are now considered anything but. Instead, as
Anecdotal evidence suggests that using your doctor’s title when booking flights and hotels can increase your chances of getting a free upgrade. Also, the guys at the phone bank seem to treat you more politely if you have “Dr” on your bank card. But that’s just our opinion – what’s your experience? You may have
There is no better way to prepare for the exam than a good night’s sleep. This is a proven way to make your test a success. However, students tend to buy sleep with extra study time, which is actually not a good idea. Skipping sleep is bad for your brain. You may be able to
There are 2 PhD positions available in the ICE/QTM group at the University of Twente. They are funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for the VIDI SuperHOTS project (Dr Chuan Li). Topological matter is considered one of the most promising platforms for building Majorana-based quantum computing. The SuperHOTS project will focus on quantum electron
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If you are proposing your own research project, which is usually the case with a self-funded graduate program, you will need to find yourself a potential research supervisor. The best way to find a suitable supervisor is to look at the staff profiles on the department’s website and review the materials they have published in