Growing Resilience from the Ground Up | Academic Teaching in Practice
Guest: Lotte Baert a Teaching Assistant and PhD researcher at Ghent University. Her research focuses on soil amendments and drought resilience, and explores how different materials such as compost, chitin, and other amendments influence soil water retention under changing climate conditions, combining greenhouse experiments with field studies. Alongside her research, she is actively involved in teaching, bringing together scientific investigation and academic training in her daily work.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baertlotte/
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/...
🔗 Study Sources Mentioned in the Episode:
Lotte’s research: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Women statistics mentioned at 21:16 min https://www.eppgroup.eu/what-we-do/wi...
Special thanks: to Lotte Baert for the images, videos, and feedback provided for this episode, also for having us for the practical cources
⏱️ Timeline:
01:08 — Why Soil Amendments Are Essential Today
02:52 — The Amendments Behind the Research
07:46 — How Chitin-Enriched Compost Helps Soil
10:10 — Compost, Farming, and Climate Impact
12:50 — Interactive Teaching in Action (available on YouTube only)
12:50 — Life Between Research and Teaching
18:01 — What Makes Teaching Worth It
20:25 — Balancing Science, Teaching, and Motherhood
21:28 — Women’s Experiences in Academia
23:44 — Must-Have Skills for a PhD
28:13 — Tips for Incoming PhD Students
Guest: Lotte Baert a Teaching Assistant and PhD researcher at Ghent University. Her research focuses on soil amendments and drought resilience, and explores how different materials such as compost, chitin, and other amendments influence soil water retention under changing climate conditions, combining greenhouse experiments with field studies. Alongside her research, she is actively involved in teaching, bringing together scientific investigation and academic training in her daily work.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baertlotte/
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/...
🔗 Study Sources Mentioned in the Episode:
Lotte’s research: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Women statistics mentioned at 21:16 min https://www.eppgroup.eu/what-we-do/wi...
Special thanks: to Lotte Baert for the images, videos, and feedback provided for this episode, also for having us for the practical cources
⏱️ Timeline:
01:08 — Why Soil Amendments Are Essential Today
02:52 — The Amendments Behind the Research
07:46 — How Chitin-Enriched Compost Helps Soil
10:10 — Compost, Farming, and Climate Impact
12:50 — Interactive Teaching in Action (available on YouTube only)
12:50 — Life Between Research and Teaching
18:01 — What Makes Teaching Worth It
20:25 — Balancing Science, Teaching, and Motherhood
21:28 — Women’s Experiences in Academia
23:44 — Must-Have Skills for a PhD
28:13 — Tips for Incoming PhD Students
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