09
Feb
Professional and Academic Writing
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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I´m attending a six-week course on how to write in Academia. The course is for postdocs that are non-native English speaker and it´s taught by...
02
Feb
What is my niche?
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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I was thinking today about what my niche in the blogging sphere is. My Swedish blog has been alive and well for more than 10...
25
Jan
Teaching workshop
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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Another week, another learning opportunity! I have the possibility of obtaining a Teaching certificate through the Postdoctoral Office at Stanford. To obtain the certificate I...
19
Jan
Creativity in Research
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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I attended another postdoc workshop last Friday. It was called Creativity in Research and we learned to use our creativity to get unstuck, create collaborative...
11
Jan
LinkedIn Learning for Stanford and SLAC employees
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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The new year has started and Stanford has been open for a week. During this week I´ve already managed to sign up for a course...
28
Dec
Two months in the USA
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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My family has been in the US for almost two months, and what have we learned so far? Everything is expensive Very early on, we...
02
Nov
Arriving at Stanford
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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After flying from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport early on Thursday morning via Munich we finally landed in San Fransisco International airport late at night, Pacific time. There,...
29
Mar
Wallenberg Postdoc grant for research at Stanford University
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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Last winter I thought about doing my postdoc at Stanford University in California, USA. I applied to the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for a...
08
Mar
My Pluralsight experience
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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I ended my trial subscription on Pluralsight and decided not to renew it. I have to say that I was disappointed when the trial ended...
28
Feb
Getting started with JavaScripting
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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Now that my development environment is set up I’ve started following the videos on Pluralsight. However, I don’t know if it’s my particular installation or...
27
Feb
Learning JavaScript
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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I want to properly learn JavaScript to improve my front-end developer skills. I’ve been using HTML and CSS for over a decade with my themes...
15
Feb
Writing Coach services
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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Do you write scientific papers and want personalized assistance? Or do you want to know what the best practices are in scientific article writing? We...
25
May
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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My hubby bought me a new phone a couple of months ago while he was vacationing in Malaysia. It’s a Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition...
30
Sep
My Umrah before the Hajj
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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Although I was looking forward to the trip and determined to go through with it, I knew I would miss my children, and I worried...
11
Sep
Preparations for Hajj
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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Going for Hajj is a big thing, one of the biggest adventures in your life. For me, thinking back to where and when it began,...
11
Sep
Social media
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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It used to be “If you’re not on Google then you don’t exist”. Now it’s “If you’re not on Facebook…” Google sees what you search...
03
Jun
Summer Holiday
by Yasmin Shamsudin
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And now is the time for summer holiday. Not that I didn’t have one yet. HELLO! I just came back from a wonderful trip across...