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#24 Morning Dance: Nurturing Routines for Your Well-Being
Starting your day with energy and vitality can significantly impact your optimism and resilience, especially during stressful times. Before I started wrapping my head around topics like stress management, time management, resilience, and healthy work habits, my mornings would often pass by unnoticed. I’d get up, get dressed, eat breakfast, and head out to work. Nowadays, I approach my mornings with much more mindfulness, understanding how they set the tone for the rest of my day. The way I start my mornings influences my energy levels, mental state, and ultimately, my productivity. One of my preferred morning rituals is to begin with a dance. It’s a lively start to the…
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#23 Lærke: From bio-waste to fertiliser
How can we transition from mineral to biobased fertilisers? Lærke Wester Larsen is a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen and part of the EU project LEX4BIO. Within LEX4BIO, scientists aim to optimise biobased fertilisers and to provide knowledge as basis for policies regarding the use of such fertilisers. Lærke looks at how well the biobased fertilisers work in the field, if there are environmental risks from using them and if they benefit the quality of the soil. Department & Group: Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Soil fertility group Supervisors: Lars Stoumann Jensen and Dorette Sophie Müller-Stöver Dissertation title (as for now :) Agronomic performance and environmental impact…
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#22 Clarity: defining goals & task
How can you make sure you know what it is you want to do? At first sight, that might seem like an unnecessary task. How would you notknow? But at least to me it happened quite regularly that I wouldn’t know whether I could tick off a To Do on my list or that in groups and when tasks got distributed that sometime later it turned out that not everyone was clear about what was expected from them. Both can result in frustration and be demotivating. One way around such miscommunication, be it just with yourself or in groups, can be to ensure that To Dos and tasks fulfil certain…
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#21 Balancing focus and breaks: Working in Units
Increasing work efficiency by using set intervals of focused work and breaks. Before learning about units and applying them, I would often wonder: Where did time go? And that was, I think, because I didn’t set clear boundaries between working and taking breaks. Working in units helps me to draw a clear line between both and has helped me focus, take efficient breaks and be less stressed. Working in Units Working: 45 minutes without distration! Taking breaks: anything between 5 – 15 minutes. Off-screen and away from your desk! United units Working in units collectively can add some more magic. It can be a great support to know that another…
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#20 Mary: Identifying and dealing with the Imposter Syndrome
How to befriend your imposter? Mary K. Kobia is a Senior Global Mobility Consultant at the University of Copenhagen and she works with supporting international researchers and their spouses on developing their talents and careers. Over the years, Mary noticed in her work that many international researchers struggle with: Imposter Syndrome Determining/acknowledging their transferable skills Understanding Danish culture and communication What is the Imposture Syndrome? Psychological patterns where individuals doubt their accomplishments and constantly think they are a fraud and will get exposed eventually. They feel inadequate and believe they don’t deserve their achievements. If somebody suffers from it and he/she accomplishes something they think that was due to luck…
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#19 Diana: Using LinkedIn to accelerate your career
How to broaden your network and get the job you want – following your own path?! Diana Lund Nordstrøm is a dual career consultant at the International Office of the University of Copenhagen and she helps people reach their next career goals. In this episode we talk about: How you can brush up your LinkedIn Profile to make it more ‘you’ and at the same more attractive for your potential future employer How to use LinkedIn for networking, knowledge sharing and gathering, and in a way that suits your personality and intentions Some ‘quick and dirty’-tips for you – for the full insight check out the podcast episode 🙂 Follow…
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#18 Sarah: Greenhouse gas emissions from the Greenland Ice Sheet
Sarah Sapper is a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen studying methane and carbon dioxide emissions in meltwater from below the Greenland Ice Sheet. Department and group: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management Supervisors: Jesper Riis Christiansen and Christian Juncher Jørgensen Dissertation title (as for now :D) Diurnal and seasonal dynamics of greenhouse gas emissions from subglacial meltwater of the Greenland Ice Sheet Some terms: Glacier: a body of ice moving down-slope due to gravity Warm glaciers: are very thick – the pressure of the overlying ice causes melting at the base of the glacier Cold glacier: thinner ice, the pressure of the ice doesn’t suffice to melt…
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#17 Søren: Building a career in the life sciences
How to find a job you love and thrive in ? Søren Spanner Bach holds a PhD degree from the University of Copenhagen and is the founder of Life Science Talent Solutions. He helps people educated in the life sciences to find jobs that fit their talents and personalities. In this episode we talk about: Why it can be hard to find a job you actually love and how your strengths and personality can be translated into a career Why it is important to think about your career every once in a while, and how you can approach that Tips for PhDs: Try talk to people in positions you find…
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#16 Prioritisation and the Eisenhower Matrix
First things first. So far so good, but how?! I often asked myself: Why do I never feel like getting things done in time or Why do i never feel like getting enough things done? What helps me not having to ask myself such questions anymore – or at least a lot less – is using prioritisation techniques such as the Eisenhower Matrix. The Eisenhower Matrix helps us to categorise tasks depending on their urgency and importance. IMPORTANT means important to you – not necessarily anybody else and URGENT, too, isn’t always a clearly defined timeframe, it can also depend on your comfortzone, for example: How close to a deadline…
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# 15 Hongzhen: Nitrogen use efficiencies of biobased fertilisers
Can nitrogen mineral fertilisers be replaced by processed and manure-derived biobased fertilisers? Hongzhen Luo (罗红祯) is a PhD fellow at Ghent University (UGent). She conducts research on biobased fertilisers derived from animal manure and on their ability to replace mineral fertilisers. With her research she aims to contribute to closing nutrient loops in agriculture. Department & Group: Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent university. Supervisors: Prof. Erik Meers and prof. Stefaan De Neve (Ghent University) Dissertation title: Interrelations between the nitrogen availability of biobased fertilizers and the dynamics of the plant-soil system Topic – in brief Laboratory and field experiments on biobased fertilisers derived from…
