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Mar 12
3 min

MANTEL Project 10 - Qing Zhan on joining mantel at the half way stage.

On July 10, 2019, I became an Early-Stage-Researcher (ESR) on the MANTEL European Joint Doctorate, based at Netherlands Institute of Ecol...

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A stay abroad: researching in a new environment on MANTEL secondments

Eleanor Jennings

Nov 8, 2019
4 min

A stay abroad: researching in a new environment on MANTEL secondments

By: ANA I. AYALA (MANTEL Project 5) and JORRIT MESMAN (MANTEL Project 8), early-stage researchers (ESRs). MANTEL is a European Joint Doct...

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Eleanor Jennings

Oct 1, 2018
4 min

MANTEL in India

In September 2018, Harriet Wilson, ESR for MANTEL Project 1, travelled to India to deploy weather & soil moisture sensors built using low...

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Dr Dad: Life as a PhD Student and Father of Twins

Eleanor Jennings

Aug 16, 2018
4 min

Dr Dad: Life as a PhD Student and Father of Twins

By TRULS HANSSON, Early Stage Researcher, MANTEL Project 6. I’m the proud father of 2.5-year-old twins, who I can say with 100% objectivi...

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MANTEL Attends MSCA Satellite Event at EuroScience Open Forum

Eleanor Jennings

Jul 31, 2018
2 min

MANTEL Attends MSCA Satellite Event at EuroScience Open Forum

By EWAN GEFFROY, Early Stage Researcher, MANTEL Project 4. In July 2018, I was fortunate to be able to represent the MANTEL ITN at the Ma...

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Eleanor Jennings

Jun 6, 2018
3 min

MANTEL ITN ESR Secondments

All MANTEL ITN Early Career Researchers will spend time on secondment away from their host institution. In this blog post, Elias Munthali...

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Starting a PhD in the MANTEL project (or Being a MANTEL-ist)

Eleanor Jennings

Jan 30, 2018
5 min

Starting a PhD in the MANTEL project (or Being a MANTEL-ist)

By CLEO STRATMANN, Early Stage Researcher, MANTEL Project 10 Photo: MANTEL ESRs and Supervisors during a networking session at the first ...

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Eleanor Jennings

Dec 7, 2017
2 min

MANTEL @ GLEON

Authors: Maggie Armstrong and Jorrit Mesman (MANTEL ESRs) Photo: MANTEL delegates attending the 2017 Global Lake Ecological Observation N...

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Eleanor Jennings

Nov 20, 2017
3 min

Welcome to MANTEL

Blog Author: Eleanor Jennings, Coordinator, MANTEL ITN Storm Ophelia approaching Ireland in October 2017. Image: www.earth.nullschool.net...

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