
Are you wondering what PhD students research? Are you curious how academia works, or do you want to figure out how to stay motivated during your PhD? If the answer to one of these questions is ‘Yes!”, this is the right place for you. In this podcast, Sam learns from PhD students or alumni, who explain their research and experiences in an approachable way. He talks with bioengineers, historians, an... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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PhDs for Dummies is back! Giving you the same concept with new people. Today's guest is Florian Trauner, a professor in EU migration policy at the Free University of Brussels. We discuss the process of EU accession while focussing on the Western Balk... more
Don’t we all crave our grandmother’s chicken soup and turn to our self-proclaimed nutritious health claims when we are getting a mild fever? In today’s episode, Alie de Boer - assistant professor at Maastricht University - assesses the truth behind t... more
Today’s episode of PhDs for Dummies features Roberta Haar, Professor of Foreign Policy Analysis and Transatlantic Relations at University College Maastricht. In our talk we speak about Roberta’s dissertation on Germany’s and Japan’s foreign policy in... more
A talk with Meindert Fennema, who currently is a professor emeritus on political theory. Meindert elaborates on his PhD, which he wrote in the late 70's, and proves in this episode to be as good as a story teller as he is a researcher. Most relevant... more
An interview with Catherine Lo, lecturer in international relations and global health with an Asian focus at Maastricht University. Catherine talks about her PhD dissertation and how that relates to the current securitization process of the Covid-19 ... more
An interview with Ferenc Laczó, historian and assistant professor at Maastricht University. In this episode, we discuss the unique position of Hungarian Jews during World War II and talk about Ferenc’ his work as a PhD alumni.
Ferenc his research g... more
In this episode, Martina Michalikova talks about her experience as a theoretical biology PhD candidate at the Humboldt-University in Berlin. Apart from her research, we also discuss about the publishing climate in academia and touch upon the realm of... more
An interview with Sommer Anjum, who is a PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh. We talk about computional modelling and simulations but also about how PhD students behave on skiing trips. Enjoy!
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