Herman Lelieveldt's popular series offers advice on facing up to the hurdles and challenges of a PhD project. It is based on excerpts from his book Promoveren--Een wegwijzer voor de beginnend wetenschapper (Aksant, 2002, ISBN 90-5260-002-3). Part 1: Planning and Time Management [ in English] / [ in Dutch] Part 2: Getting a Grip on the Chaos [ in English] / [ in Dutch] Part 3: What (Not) to Expect...
THE PHD-DOCTOR INDEX This is the third part of a series for PhD students with hands-on advice on how to handle the hurdles and challenges of your PhD project, written by Herman Lelieveldt. The PhD-Doctor is based on excerpts from his book Promoveren--Een wegwijzer voor de beginnend wetenschapper. Good research is the result of communication. Talking to others is therefore the natural complement t...
THE PHD-DOCTOR INDEX This is the first part of a series that will offer PhD students hands-on advice on how to deal with the hurdles and challenges of a PhD project. The series is written by Herman Lelieveldt and is based on excerpts from his book " Promoveren - Een wegwijzer voor de beginnend wetenschapper". Het schrijven van een proefschrift is een perfect voorbeeld van wat Duitsers een 'Elefan...
THE PHD-DOCTOR INDEX Editor's note: This is the fifth part of a series for Ph.D. students with hands-on advice on how to handle the hurdles and challenges of the Ph.D. project, written by Herman Lelieveldt. The Ph.D. Doctor is based on excerpts from his book Promoveren--Een wegwijzer voor de beginnend wetenschapper. R epetitive Strain Injury Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is an umbrella term for ...
THE PHD-DOCTOR INDEX The fourth part of a series offering PhD students hands-on advice on how to handle the hurdles and challenges of your PhD project. Even when you have not suffered any serious dips in the course of writing your dissertation, the last bits of it may still become quite a challenge. In this contribution I discuss three of the most important enemies of getting it done: not knowing...
THE PHD-DOCTOR INDEX This is the second part of a series offering PhD-students hands-on advice on dealing with the hurdles and challenges of your PhD project, written by Herman Lelieveldt. The PhD-Doctor is based on excerpts from his book "Promoveren - Een wegwijzer voor de beginnend wetenschapper". Daar waar je voor je scriptie nog kon vertrouwen op je geheugen en wat losse aantekeningen, is dat...
THE PHD-DOCTOR INDEX By popular demand, Next Wave is pleased to present the first part of Herman Lelieveldt's series in English. The PhD-Doctor, which offers PhD students hands-on advice on how to handle the hurdles and challenges of your PhD project, is based on excerpts from his book Promoveren--Een wegwijzer voor de beginnend wetenschapper. You can also read this article in Dutch. Writing a di...
THE PHD-DOCTOR INDEX Herman Lelieveldt's series, "The PhD-Doctor," offers Ph.D. students hands-on advice on how to tackle the hurdles and challenges of their Ph.D. projects. It is based on excerpts from his book Promoveren--Een wegwijzer voor de beginnend wetenschapper. You can also read this article in Dutch. When writing essays and papers at the earlier stages of your university career, you wer...
