New job! Between February and July 2025, I am joining “The Europeanisation of Universities” project of Johan Östling at Lund University, in Sweden.

I was so lucky to get a Descartes Fellowship and join the Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and Humanities for November-December 2024. Keep an eye out for upcoming work with Sjang ten Hagen.

My project on the history of peer review in the European humanities was selected by the Flemish Research Council (FWO) for funding. Read more about it here.

While in The Netherlands, I wrote a piece for the Belgian public about the Dutch budget cuts in the higher education sector. International awareness and solidarity are much needed here.

I wrote a piece (in Dutch) for the latest edition of Wonderkamer about scholarly vices. Order here to read about research funding, grant consultants and greed!

My research on the history research funding was feature in the Belgian weekly magazine Knack, in the rubric for "Young Talent".

The Vlaamse PhD Cup is a science communication competition for young doctors to share their work with a broad public. I am one of the 16 participants in the 2024 edition!

My dissertation made an appearance in the Swedish press! Johan Östling from Lund University wrote a reflection on research funding for Svenska Dagbladet, Swedish second's biggest newspaper. Read (in Swedish) here.

After 5,5 years in the making, I defended my dissertation on the history of research funding in June 2024. Here you can read a short summary and find a link to the introduction.

Eos Wetenschap is an independent and critical magazine about science for the broader public. I wrote a piece for them (in Dutch) on scientists and their money.

Together with Berber Bevernage, Eline Mestdagh and Walderez Ramalho, I edited a volume about the way populist parties and leaders engage with the past. Find it on Cambridge University's website.

I was selected as a young expert by Fameus to be part of their Fresh Faces database. Find me and the others here.