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- Should we stop using the word ‘stakeholder’ in research?
- How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists
- How to design an award-winning conference poster
- Academia can no longer ignore its systemic inter-generational inequality
- Common policy problems and what researchers can do about them
- Is group authorship a better way of recognising team-based research?
- What are the most-cited publications in the social sciences (according to Google Scholar)?
- Do scientists need to be ‘relatable’ for the public to trust their role in policymaking?
- Why is vulnerability trending on LinkedIn?
- 8 common problems with literature reviews and how to fix them
- Book Review: How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil
- New data protection and privacy laws have changed the regulatory landscape for researchers in the Global North
- How to write a killer conference abstract: The first step towards an engaging presentation.
- Who’s Afraid of Gender? – review
- Hootsuite for academia? How to increase the visibility, downloads and impact of publications using Kudos
- What exactly is a PhD by publication?
- Who, What, Where, When, Why: Using the 5 Ws to communicate your research
- Despite concerns, COVID-19 shows how social media has become an essential tool in the democratisation of knowledge
- Your essential ‘how-to’ guide to writing good abstracts
- The British Library hack is a warning for all academic libraries