Navigating the PhD

Hania Mariën

May 15, 20202 min read

Tracking Research Questions/Interests

One of the best recommendations when I started the program was to track potential research questions that arose for me over time. In part...

Hania Mariën

May 10, 20203 min read

Concept Mapping Your Research Interests

In short: a useful way of documenting how your research interests change over time. Why concept map your research interests? Something I...

Hania Mariën

Apr 24, 20206 min read

Meet your new friend: the Citation Manager

What is a citation manager? A program that keeps everything you read and one place with your notes, summaries, and produces citations for...

Hania Mariën

Mar 12, 20201 min read

Where do I find books and scientific articles? (For free)

Lifeline 1: You probably don't need to buy books, even if they say required. Always always always check Libgen (link may change, if it...

Hania Mariën

Mar 12, 20201 min read

What is a CV and what is a resume?

No need to reinvent the wheel here: "A resume is a brief summary of your skills and experience over one or two pages, a CV is more...

Hania Mariën

Mar 12, 20201 min read

Literature Reviews and Annotated Bibliographies

Everyone seems to have different ways of doing literature reviews. I haven't found one way I like best yet. My best advice: regardless of...

Hania Mariën

Mar 12, 20202 min read

Get oriented

Starting a PhD program can seem a bit like a black hole of unknowns, even though there are lots of resource out there. I decided to put...