Ana Paulina López (ESR2) Two years and three months have passed since I started my PhD. I often forget about this because it feels like everything started not so long ago for me. I recently watched a video about time perception and its alteration and it helped...
Nikoletta Tsiarta (ESR14) Take a moment to recall all the small things you do when your daily routine begins. When we open the water tap to wash our face, brush our teeth, or even drink, flush the toilet, take a shower or put a laundry, water is...
Nebojša Ilić (ESR13) In my previous blog post, I shared with you my amusement with the marvelous piece of engineering that makes extended missions in space possible. This incredible machine located on the International Space Station completes a complex system that allows for an almost...
Michele Ponzelli (ESR12) We live in a world of progress. Progress involves the rise of complex problems with countless parameters involved, leading to difficult risk estimation. Thus, it creates space for uncertainty. The uncertainty provides the basis for the distinction between experts and laypeople. In this distinction lies a...
Edwin Antonio Chingate (ESR3) & Camilo Sánchez (ESR8) Today in our blog contribution, we want to discuss on the tap water we get and tell you some interesting facts. Do you know where it is coming from? What happens with it after we use it? Does...
Marina Gutierrez (ESR11) Ho ho ho! It’s Christmas time! I am very happy to announce that we have prepared some Christmas stories to share with you. All ESRs are starting the 3rd year of PhD studies, and I think that this is getting me emotional. I don’t...
Francis dela Rosa (ESR10) Hola Amigo y Amiga! Hi readers! It’s my blog contribution time again! It’s been a while when I was still in Croatia. I have met really amazing people there, and I consider it my 2nd home next to the Philippines. Now, I am in...
Danilo Bertagna (ESR6) Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) have been playing a crucial role in keeping the environmental equilibrium and reducing pollution impact in waterbodies nearby highly populated centres. Nevertheless, these systems are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The most immediate effects would be changes in...
Barbara Topolovec (ESR5) and Barbara Kalebić (ESR7) present their work on developing new technologies for the removal of organic micropollutants such as per- and polyfluoralkalyl substances (PFAS) and antibiotics from water under the NOWELTIES ITN project....
Sabrina de Boer (ESR9) When you first arrive, Belgrade can be quite a confusing city: Narrow, picturesque alleys lead you somewhere, but certainly not where you expected. Eventually, you get carried along with the crowds on broad, somehow intimidating boulevards. Antiquated trolleybuses which offer better WiFi...