About to give your first poster presentation at a professional group meeting, symposium or conference? No need for stress. Let our academic trainer Laetis Kuipers help you on your way. Laetis has a wealth of experience when it comes to coaching researchers, perfecting their presentations and honing their academic writing skills.

Writing as a PhD student is more than just an academic exercise; it's an odyssey of intellectual discovery and scientific contribution. Whether crafting your dissertation or preparing your next paper, the process can seem overwhelming. Six steps to help you kickstart your writing with a clear and focused approach.

Writing as a PhD student is more than just an academic exercise; it's an odyssey of intellectual discovery and scientific contribution. Whether crafting your dissertation or preparing your next paper, the process can seem overwhelming. Six steps to help you kickstart your writing with a clear and focused approach.

The language of science is often steeped in complex terminology and concepts. It can be particularly difficult for international PhD students to communicate their work to a wider audience. Yet effective science communication is essential for promoting public understanding and support for science. Here's how to translate your research into layman's terms without losing the essence.

As a researcher, you are used to writing about your research. This mostly involves writing for journals or your fellow researchers. But what if you want your work to reach a wider audience? If that’s your goal, you need to connect with a wider audience. And that means taking up the challenge of science communication. A summary aimed at a wider audience – known in the world of research as a lay summary – is a great way to achieve this.

Taalcentrum-VU Freelancers’ Day 2022.

How do I know .. when I should use sometime, some time or sometimes?

One construction in English that can pose difficulties for non-native speakers is this one: I look forward to seeing you next week. This phrase can sound incorrect to many non-native speakers, who have dutifully learned that to is followed by a verb in the infinitive, not an -ing form. They feel 'sure' that this sentence should be I'm looking forward to see you next week. Well, no. With this phrase, a different rule is being applied.

The Taalcentrum-VU translation process consists of three steps: project coordination, the translation itself and revision. In this three-part series on the translation process, we explain what’s involved in each step.

The prospect of Brexit still looms large, and Dutch and British companies alike face a long list of challenges as a result. Intercultural communication is tricky enough as it is, and Brexit isn’t likely to make things any easier. That’s why Taalcentrum-VU is launching a website to help companies that are struggling with Brexit-related communication problems.

The Taalcentrum-VU translation process consists of three steps: project coordination, the translation itself and revision. In this three-part series on the translation process, we explain what’s involved in each step.

The Taalcentrum-VU translation process consists of three steps: project coordination, the translation itself and revision. In this three-part series on the translation process, we explain what’s involved in each step.