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Grieving during a criminal trial: ‘Victims are often the forgotten party’

Students or researchers? UT doctoral candidates fall into a category of their own. In ‘PhD stories’, we put their work in the spotlight. This episode gives the stage to Lieke Nijborg, who studies the impact of a criminal trial on bereaved people.
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Werken in de voorhoede van de wetenschap

Oleksandr Mialyk kreeg de nodige tegenslagen tijdens zijn promotie. Zijn supervisor, Arjen Hoekstra, overleed, corona brak uit en er kwam oorlog uit in Oekraïne, zijn thuisland. Maar Mialyk zette door. Hij rondde onlangs een project af in samenwerking met de Wereldbank en schreef mee aan een rapport van de Intergovernmental Panel on Climte Change (IPCC).
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‘I want to be at the forefront of science’

Oleksandr Mialyk has had a fair share of hardship during his PhD journey at the UT. His supervisor, Arjen Hoekstra, died, the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, and war came in Ukraine, his home country. Despite all that, Mialyk kept going. He recently finished a project with the World Bank and even contributed to a report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climte Change (IPCC).
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Koos Fockens (77) verdedigt proefschrift: ‘Radio laat me niet los’

In 1965 begon Koos Fockens aan zijn UT-studie elektrotechniek. Na een lange carrière vond hij zes jaar geleden als gepensioneerde nog een uitdaging in een PhD. Vrijdag verdedigt hij in de Waaier zijn studie naar oorzaak en gevolg bij radiostoringen door elektronica.
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‘You should not be married to your PhD research’

Students or researchers? PhD candidates fall into a category of their own. In this series, we put doctoral researchers of the University of Twente in the spotlight. This episode gives the stage to Alireza Ghasemi who is working towards making jet engines greener.
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Young UT researchers criticize lack of recognition during PhD supervision

Grant all qualified scientific staff members at the UT the so-called 'ius promovendi', the right to act as formal supervisor of PhD students. That is what Young Academy Twente called for earlier this year, but their advice was not adopted. ‘The current UT policy leads to a lack of recognition and independence.'
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Jonge UT-onderzoekers hekelen gebrek aan erkenning tijdens promotiebegeleiding

Geef alle gekwalificeerde UT-onderzoekers het zogenaamde 'ius promovendi', ofwel het promotierecht. Dat is waar Young Academy Twente eerder dit jaar voor pleitte, maar hun advies werd niet overgenomen. 'Het huidige UT-beleid leidt tot een gebrek aan erkenning en onafhankelijkheid.'
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‘Music offers all kinds of answers’

Students or researchers? PhD candidates fall into a category of their own. In this series, we put doctoral researchers of the University of Twente in the spotlight. This episode gives the stage to Benno Spieker (49), PhD candidate at the Human Media Interaction group and teacher at ArtEZ University of the Arts.
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PhD Stories: Femke Witmans

‘I want to show people what PhD life is really like, the fun parts and the hard parts’

Students or researchers? PhD candidates fall into a category of their own. In this series, we put doctoral researchers of the University of Twente in the spotlight. This episode gives the stage to Femke Witmans who studies nanowires and features as one of the KNAW Faces of Science.
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PhD Stories: Catalina Jaime Sanchez

‘King Charles was very interested in my work’

Students or researchers? PhD candidates fall into a category of their own. In this series, we put young academics of the University of Twente in the spotlight. This episode gives the stage to Catalina Jaime Sanchez, who balances being Head of Climate and Conflict at Red Cross, a dedicated humanitarian, mother of two and PhD researcher at ITC faculty.
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PhD Stories: Alejandro Moya Esteban

‘Doing a PhD made me realize that academia is not a good fit for me’

Students or researchers? PhD candidates fall into a category of their own. In this series, we put doctoral researchers of the University of Twente in the spotlight. This episode gives the stage to Alejandro Moya Esteban from the Neuromechanical Modeling & Engineering Lab.
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Discussion about work pressure among PhDs

Doctoral candidates face unique challenges and stressors compared to other UT employees. Studium Generale, in collaboration with U-Today and P-NUT, is therefore organizing a discussion about work pressure among PhDs. The event will take place on 13 April in Vrijhof.
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Dijkgraaf onderschrijft noodzaak heldere promotieregels

De regels van promotietrajecten zijn niet altijd duidelijk, met soms pijnlijke gevolgen, concludeerde Promovendi Netwerk Nederland (PNN) vorig jaar. Onderwijsminister Dijkgraaf spoort de universiteiten aan om samen meer duidelijkheid te verschaffen.
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Dijkgraaf emphasises need for clear rules for PhDs

Last year, the PhD Network Netherlands (PNN) concluded that the rules for PhDs are not always clear, and that this sometimes has painful consequences. Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf is encouraging the universities to take joint action to provide greater clarity.
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‘It’s so much easier to go to work if you love your research project’

Students or researchers? PhD candidates fall into a category of their own. In this series, we put doctoral researchers of the University of Twente in the spotlight. This episode gives the stage to Jeanne Parmentier from the Pervasive Systems group at the UT and the Utrecht University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
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