If you feel you need help or support to guide you through these testing times or need to talk to someone you can contact someone of the LION PhD workgroup put into place to better address your needs and concerns. The Casimir PhD platform members Zohre Eskandari, Gesa Welker and Michal Pacholski are part of that group.
Alternatively you can contact Jan Boersema (vertrouwenspersoon) at boersema@cml.leidenuniv.nl or make an appointment with the University MD. https://www.medewerkers.universiteitleiden.nl/po/gezondheid-en-veiligheid/ziek-en-gezond/de-bedrijfsarts/sociale-wetenschappen/psychologie?cf=sociale-wetenschappen&cd=psychologie
Leiden University Resources
Work on your personal and professional skills online:
We learn at work by sharing knowledge with colleagues and by following courses. That may not seem feasible at the moment, when most of us are working from home. However, if you want to continue to develop your knowledge and skills, for example in communication, creative thinking, focus or personal leadership, you can follow a free online course – via Leiden University – given by New Heroes in one of the following categories:
Develop your personal and professional skills online: https://www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/announcements/2020/03/develop-your-personal-and-professional-skills-online?cf=science&cd=leiden-institute-of-physics-lion
(More) free resources during coronacrisis : https://www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/teachers/free-digital-resources-during-coronavirus
Access to all 2700+ e-books from MIT Press Direct in addition to the Environmental Science Collection Leiden University already owns. MIT’s collection is focused towards business, engineering, life sciences and computer sciences, but also includes Arts, (digital) Humanities and Social Science.
Trailer SPOC Dutch & More - online Dutch language course : https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/language-centre/courses/dutch/spoc-dutch-more
(More) digital resources during the corona crisis :
https://www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/students/free-digital-resources-during-coronavirus
Phd Survival guide in the time of Corona.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uf6d4IdXcAxZ_WvXiKBdZtPDar7Y-F8HVktYYRMAsbU/edit#heading=h.uty4a85yz5kd
Yoga & Mindfulness: (all offer great courses and many/all for free)
https://www.downdogapp.com/
https://wakingup.com/ en https://www.headspace.com/(meditatie/mindfulness)
Culture/Films:
https://mubi.com/
https://weownrotterdam.nl/culture-in-lockdown/?fbclid=IwAR0JCArOYj72DzCgFv6l4p-uA7ZrzNwbPZ478EAPpfbkNT_InOQOVd0hpFI
(tips for cultural activities in lockdown)
Massive online open course:
https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.edx.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/
2nd webinar series on “Photothermal Microscopy and Spectroscopy
PhD defence - Hans Bartling: "Quantum control of interacting nuclear and electron spins in diamond"
PhD defence - Anthony Birnie: "Genome-in-a-box: Building a Chromosome from the Bottom Up"
Theoretical physics: Seminar Theoretical High Energy Physics
PhD course: Microscopy - online version (to be taken anytime)
Casimir Summer School was a success!
31-08-2023
PhD position in Delft, Ryoichi Ishihara group: Photonic Circuits for Quantum Computer
Delft
13-02-2023
PhD positions in Leiden, Bhattacharyya lab: quantum transport in van der Waals heterostructures
Leiden
17-08-2022
Delft
02-08-2022
PhD position in Leiden, Allan lab: Electron pair microscopy
Leiden
01-08-2022