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The PhD Defence
November 28, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘For historical understanding, it can sometimes be important to move past the ratio’

Why historical events in schoolbooks change over the years was Tina van der Vlies's…
The PhD Defence
November 28, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
October 28, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘We survived the volcanic eruption, so I wanted to do something for the future generation’

Vicky Ariyanti survived a volcanic eruption in Indonesia and decided to do a PhD on the…
The PhD Defence
October 28, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
September 26, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘I wouldn’t recommend having a baby in the final year of your PhD research’

Social desirability is generally regarded a bad thing in personality tests, even though…
The PhD Defence
September 26, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
July 3, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘What motivated me was to prevent misunderstandings by analysing language’

After conducting research for seven years, Mireille Kirkels was awarded a PhD last month…
The PhD Defence
July 3, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
June 6, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘By now I have a love-hate relationship with my dissertation’

Last month Luc Benda was awarded a PhD for his dissertation on the intended and unintended
The PhD Defence
June 6, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
May 8, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘Autism plays a unique role in psychosexual functioning’

Little was known about how young people with autism experience all aspects of sexuality.…
The PhD Defence
May 8, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
April 10, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘Corruption is a subject which causes people to lose their heads’

Ziya Aliyev did field research into corruption in Azerbaijan and Georgia. "It’s about…
The PhD Defence
April 10, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
March 13, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘Publishing is not what science is all about’

How can you say anything about the importance of family if you don’t know anything…
The PhD Defence
March 13, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
February 13, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘Be sceptical and be careful’

Four years of research on how decisions are made have only made his own decision-making…
The PhD Defence
February 13, 2019
Tara Lewis
The PhD Defence
January 16, 2019
- Tara Lewis
‘Surely you don’t actually believe that you can heal burns with music? No, of course I don’t believe that!’

Music is generally appreciated because we enjoy it and are entertained by it, but it may…
The PhD Defence
January 16, 2019
Tara Lewis

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