As I wrote in the first article of the “Absolute beginners” column, I think that one of the fundamental things for those who start doing research is to learn to manage time well. There are many deadlines in a researcher’s career (conference papers, special issues in journals, project deliverables, doctoral thesis). Therefore, it is necessaryContinue reading “A good plan is a good start”
Category Archives: Experiences
3 books that changed my perception of math
A fortnight ago we talked about films, today we are talking about books! In the last article of “Absolute Beginners”, we said how important it is to read a lot to write well, which applies to every language, not just English. I love reading a lot, and I usually alternate between novels and essays. IContinue reading “3 books that changed my perception of math”
Logistics goes to Hollywood
Next week the Oscar winners will be announced. And you may be asking yourself: “What do the Oscars have to do with logistics and the supply chain? The first thing that comes to mind is that they have a lot to do with it. I was once on a small film set for a musicContinue reading “Logistics goes to Hollywood”
“Absolute beginners”: how to improve English language
Here we are at the second appointment of the “Absolute Beginners” section dedicated to those taking their first steps in the world of research. We would like to apologise to those of you whose mother tongue is English. Still, in today’s article, we will talk about one of the first problems young researchers (and students)Continue reading ““Absolute beginners”: how to improve English language”
Celebrating the International Women’s Day on Young SCholars!
Last Monday was the 8th of March, International Women’s Day. We would like to take advantage of the occasion to talk about women’s education and workforce, especially in the academic field and in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects. We will do that by suggesting several interesting links concerning these topics. It hasContinue reading “Celebrating the International Women’s Day on Young SCholars!”
Dedicated to “Absolute beginners”
Authors: Alexandra Lagorio and Albachiara Boffelli With today’s article, we would like to inaugurate a new column dedicated to who is just starting in the world of research, perhaps starting a research fellowship (as often happens in Italy) or a PhD program. We have tried to think about the best pieces of advice we haveContinue reading “Dedicated to “Absolute beginners””
Online conferences: an unbiased perspective
Author: Jacopo Colombo (Ph.D. student @ University of Bergamo) Hello to all Young Scholar readers! This is Jacopo Colombo, a first-year PhD student at the University of Bergamo. Today I am going to tell you about my experience with online conferences. Before I get into it, I would like to take a few minutes toContinue reading “Online conferences: an unbiased perspective”
How my passion for transport and logistics born
Author: Alexandra Lagorio In this week’s article, I had to talk about how Covid19 impacted logistics. However, every time I started writing, I could not get past the third line because my mind would go to memories since an unfortunate event happened this week. At this point, I was reminded of all the Ted TalksContinue reading “How my passion for transport and logistics born”
A tale of two countries: Italy and Sweden
Authors: Albachiara Boffelli and Lorenzo Bruno Prataviera (Politecnico di Milano) The visiting period is a common step in an Italian PhD student journey. It is usually a tough but very rewarding experience. In this article, Albachiara and Lorenzo share their common visiting experience at the Department of Industrial Management and Logistics of Lund University inContinue reading “A tale of two countries: Italy and Sweden”
Young Scholars’ conferences
Authors: Albachiara Boffelli and Alexandra Lagorio Conferences are one of the main events in the life of a researcher (and also one of the most useful and entertaining). They have a twofold objective: to create a moment of sharing one’s research activity with the scientific community of which one is part and to increase one’sContinue reading “Young Scholars’ conferences”
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