Laura Dijkhuizen, young academic/scientist at Utrecht University Yours truly

About me

Welcome to my portfolio page. I’m a PhD candidate at Utrecht University where I study the metagenome of the fabulous fern Azolla! On this page, I keep track of my academic projects and some personal ones too. Have a look around, and be sure to contact me via social media or e-mail if you are curious about anything at all.

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Me sampling and making notes Sampling and making notes

Science

Read more about my scientific projects on the amazing fern Azolla. Scientific projects include metagenomics, fern physiology and phylogeny.

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Me being interviewed by a camera crew Interview for ‘NTR: De kennis van Nu

Outreach

The public funds my science; hence I’m a public servant. I try to help out in educative and outreach activities whenever I can to give back and communicate the science I’m involved in.

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Me teaching a class in the local botanical gardens Teaching a class in the botanical gardens

Teaching

Academics are teachers as well as scientists. As a PhD, I have been granted extra time to work on my teaching skills. With this time, I aim to be certified with a ‘basic teaching qualification’ at the end of my PhD.

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A picture I took on the Open Science Symposium of UU's Science faculty in 2019 Open Science Symposium of UU’s Science faculty

Open Science

Being a young academic, I have fallen for the ways of open science. Here I document some of my attempts to make my science as open as I can.

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The rector magnificus signs the DORA declaration The rector magnificus signs the DORA declaration

Management

I am actively involved in several management bodies to represent fellow PhDs and practice my leadership skills. These management bodies include the Graduate School of Life Sciences and the Open Science programme, both here at UU.

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Me taking a picture of the amazing Scottish landscape Taking a picture of the amazing Scottish landscape

Photography

I love photography, as an art and as a science. Here are some examples of my photos, mostly macro’s of plants and landscapes of travelling.

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Me fiddeling with new circuitry for my 3D printer Fiddeling with new circuitry for my 3D printer

Technology

Since I was a kid, I have always liked gadgets, computers and electronics. Here I talk more about 3D printing, Linux/BASH, and bioinformatics.

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