BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX Maria Mennen, Head of Communication Services at the University of Amsterdam, describes a typical day at work. The Department of Communication Services is a new venture and employs about 40 staff, who provide the university with support in all areas of communication. A typical workday starts early for my family. Today my husband is off to a congress for a few days. Before...
BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX The comedian Danny Kay once said that everyone ends up where they should--initially, he had wanted to become a doctor. Similarly, although I have studied chemistry, I have ended up doing something that I was already good at as a child: organising and communicating. Since December 2002 I have been head of Communication Services at the University of Amsterdam, one of the l...
