Swedish spring and the sunglass paradox One might say that you haven’t fully experienced spring – unless you have lived through a full Swedish winter, or winter in a high latitude country for that matter. Once the temperatures venture into the plus area, and you catch the first rays of the non-warming, early spring sun on your face, you know that you have made it. Yet another winter in the books. Posted by elodieeiffener Culture Life in Sweden Postdoctoral researcher 30 March, 2026 0 comments
Mind the gap The main mission of a scientist is to find a research gap, and to respond to this gap with your research. Projects, papers and project grant applications – all are centred around and based on the gap. Yet, this blog entry is not dedicated to how to find the gap, but rather, on how to exist and persist in an excellent research gap. Posted by elodieeiffener Academic career tools & tips Postdoctoral researcher Research and work culture 23 February, 2026 0 comments
Meet the blogger – Elodie Eiffener Hallå! My name is Elodie, originally from Luxembourg, postdoc at the Institute of Environmental Medicine at KI, and I commute by bike (10km). You wonder, ok how strange is this last piece of information in the introduction, but I assure you, it has some relevance. Posted by elodieeiffener Meet the bloggers Postdoctoral researcher 21 January, 2026 0 comments
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