I will forever associate the April, May and June of 2018 with writing my extended research proposal. About one year in, at the research school where I am enrolled, the PhD student is supposed to write a detailed plan, including a theoretical background and literature review, of the PhD thesis that they intend to complete.Continue reading “in the process of creating science”
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the second conference of the programme of ecosystem change and society
I was not in Mexico to get overwhelmed by the celebrations of the dead, to visit temples or even to learn how to cook a proper mole colorado. I was there to attend a scientific conference. The second conference of the Programme of Ecosystem Change and Society, or PECSII for short. PECS is a researchContinue reading “the second conference of the programme of ecosystem change and society”
managing my time, or, how to feed my inner list-maker
Just before Christmas, a researcher from the philosophy department came to talk to our PhD group. Her name is Åsa Burman and she has recently published a book about time management, or, “how to finish your PhD on time and stay happy in the process”. She gave us some simple, hands-on tricks for how toContinue reading “managing my time, or, how to feed my inner list-maker”
for future reference
I went to Mexico, came back and the first snow both fell and melted. I promise to tell you about it, but first: In late October, I went down to Skåne, southern Sweden, to conduct my last preparatory stakeholder interviews. What I asked them and what I will use their answers for, I intend toContinue reading “for future reference”
French journeying
[Written on September 9th] We left Peyresq early in the morning, everyone tired from the party the night before. Saying goodbye to the tutors and some of the lecturers in the village square, most of the participants at the airport, the last few at Nice train station. Wondering who I would see again, at conferencesContinue reading “French journeying”
shades of a valley
Almost two weeks in Peyresq, and still I never got used to the view. The valley changed faces depending on time of day, weather. The color of the light. I could never not stop and marvel. Breathe it in. I think a place like this inspires open minds, big thoughts. They have chosen location wellContinue reading “shades of a valley”
lake-side lectures and butterflies: the second excursion
Our second excursion during the summer school first took us to a lavender farm. This is a completely different kind of agricultural endeavour than the shepherding. While the shepherd got a majority of his incomes from European Union support funds, the lavender farmer ran completely on what her crop could give her. Since lavender comesContinue reading “lake-side lectures and butterflies: the second excursion”
wordlessly navigating a summer school
The cold left me, but took my voice as it went. In a place full of new people, a summer school built on discussions and a prime opportunity to build a network of like-minded young scholars in the ecosystem services field, being voiceless is not ideal. I felt dull and plain, and like I wouldn’tContinue reading “wordlessly navigating a summer school”
walking to the shepherd: the first excursion
We also did two excursions as part of the summer school – a must, I would say, considering where we were. The mountains and valleys just would not be ignored. The first excursion was a hike up to a shepherd on the mountain. In the beginning, it was hot, sunny, bright, and we walked upContinue reading “walking to the shepherd: the first excursion”
small coincidences in life
When overwhelmed with big ideas and new people, it can be nice to cling to the small things. Like a coincidence: At the summer school, I met a German PhD student who is studying different ways in which the concept ‘multifunctional landscapes’ has been studied. Already that is interesting to a certain degree, since theContinue reading “small coincidences in life”
Katja Malmborg 