Science - 16 November 2017 12:39 - The weed killer Roundup is under fire. On social media, criticism is raining down on the manufacturer Monsanto and anyone who dares to question the...

Student - 02 November 2017 10:09 - Ting! I jump to attention. The committee is processing solemnly into the hall. This is the first PhD ceremony I have attended since my own. The...

Student - 12 October 2017 10:29 - I was never taught by him when I was a student. But he is legendary. Gert Peek is a soil science teacher to the bone. He is so nice, he bagged the...

Student - 28 September 2017 10:23 - The man falls silent for a moment and there is no need for me to fill the silence. My thoughts wander. Secretly, yesterday’s ceremony was...

Student - 14 September 2017 10:54 - I gulp. This is not a good moment to get annoyed. Her comment was frank and no doubt it wasn’t meant personally. In fact, I don’t think...

Student - 31 August 2017 09:41 - The idea is: a big party, especially for me. Some people compare it with a wedding: you are marrying science. I hear on the grapevine that my...

Student - 29 June 2017 10:58 - ‘If you need something here, it is there for you,’ she says, recalling with frustration her own university in Italy. ‘All that...

Student - 15 June 2017 10:24 - It’s not really allowed, but I so enjoy sitting on the banks of the Rhine with a beer. Preferably for a moment of complete peace and quiet, and...

Student - 01 June 2017 10:39 - Dear editor,
I always knew it was a bit of a gamble. Actually, it’s a gamble whenever you submit a manuscript to an academic journal. First you...

Student - 11 May 2017 09:38 - She runs her hands gracefully through her hair. I watch the foam slowly running off her shoulders. I stare at her for a moment, and then go on to...