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Yearly Archives: 2019

edit 2019-09-09 09:22: Fixed the title and the image placement What was supposed to be a 2h drive this morning became a 4h drive. We first left Tadoussac after a good breakfast (and a coffee!). First stop : GAZ! Only 30 km left with the tank forced us to stop […]

ArcTrain Summer School – Day 3: Shell we go to ...

September 9, 2019 in ArcTrain Summer School 2019 by ArcTrain Summer School 2019 (updated 1744 days ago)

Today’s first activity was a proper introduction that helped us to decide with whom to strand on a lonely island. This way well prepared for the wildness that will expect us in the next days, we headed off to the Marine Mammal Interpretation Centre where we were welcomed by a […]

ArcTrain Summer School – Day 2: Upwhaling

September 8, 2019 in ArcTrain Summer School 2019 by ArcTrain Summer School 2019 (updated 1744 days ago)

edit 2019-09-08 : adding the name of the authors of the text. Hey ArcTrain lovers, We started with us meeting at UQAM in Montreal at around 8.00 am, packed the vans and left for the upcoming adventure. The first leg of the journey was from Montreal to Tadoussac following the […]

ArcTrain Summer School – Day 1: Once upon a time ...

September 7, 2019 in General by ArcTrain Summer School 2019 (updated 1765 days ago)

For anyone who might have feared that we vanished some time during all these post-less Mondays, we didn’t. We’ve survived the recent hack, only melted figuratively away in our offices over the summer and are thus still here. However most of us on the German side are in their third […]

We’re still here

September 3, 2019 in General / Life as PhD student / What's happening? / The Archive by Anouk Vlug (updated 1735 days ago)

Two weeks ago we, ArcTrainees (ArcTrain PhD students), went on our yearly retreat (re-read about our 2018 and 2017 retreat). This time we went on a four-day trip to Sylt, one of the islands in the Wadden Sea. You might wonder, is this some sort of holiday? I can tell […]

Let’s talk about: Life after the PhD

March 26, 2019 in General / Life as PhD student / What's happening? / The Archive by Anouk Vlug (updated 1735 days ago)

I can’t recall if I choose to apply or if the decision came naturally. First thing I know, I was submitting my application to participate in the Emerging Leaders program. As part of the Arctic Frontiers Conference, about 30 young professionals, scientists, politicians and businessmen (and women) were selected to […]

The Story of How I Became an Emergency Leader

February 5, 2019 in Getting out there / Life as PhD student / Short stories / What's happening? / The Archive tagged Arctic Frontiers 2019 / Early Career Scientists / Emerging leaders by Amélie Desmarais (updated 1666 days ago)