Dear PhD candidates,

This year the COVID-19 pandemic has been an important part of our lives. To what extent has the COVID-19 pandemic influenced doing your PhD, your mental wellbeing, and possibly giving informal care? Results from previous surveys show that the mental wellbeing of PhD candidates, also of the one who are giving informal care, need attention. The current COVID-19 pandemic could be a factor influencing our lives. We would like to ask you to let us know which impact the COVID-19 pandemic has on your PhD trajectory by filling in this survey.  https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__leidenuniv.eu.qualtrics.com_jfe_form_SV-5Fe4kRJ7ekeT4I6Xj&d=DwMFAw&c=XYzUhXBD2cD-CornpT4QE19xOJBbRy-TBPLK0X9U2o8&r=ztbqtQfShI5b8XmVNQkxC6-5JBMKGW2-11kMg0sDW_4&m=qsWOe399c4O-ZYexXAzrHCMBbop3VJxMguIj4-ariKk&s=DCv7V9Jq1YCYFMxhF3V2Gwbh9wyiOuAUixD_Qu5byOk&e=

Thank you in advance for participating! 

Kind regards, 

Dr. Inge van der Weijden
Senior researcher, lecturer and PhD coordinator
Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)
University of Leiden, The Netherlands
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President of the Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Doctoral Education; http://www.phdcentre.eu 

Josephine Bergmans MSc

Junior researcher & project coordinator

CWTS Centre for Science and Technology StudiesLeiden University