Looking for something to read? Here’s a quick look at what other people are reading on the Impact Blog. This page shows a continually updated list of the past week’s 20 most popular blog posts by readership. We know readership statistics aren’t everything, but it’s a useful place to start!
- How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists
- How to design an award-winning conference poster
- The bias puzzle – Understanding gender differences in academia
- Common policy problems and what researchers can do about them
- Despite concerns, COVID-19 shows how social media has become an essential tool in the democratisation of knowledge
- How to use generative AI creatively in Higher Education
- 8 common problems with literature reviews and how to fix them
- From early career to senior academic, there are many ways researchers can engage with policy
- How to write a killer conference abstract: The first step towards an engaging presentation.
- How Academia Resembles a Drug Gang
- Who, What, Where, When, Why: Using the 5 Ws to communicate your research
- Book Review: The Palgrave Handbook of Imposter Syndrome in Higher Education edited by Michelle Addison, Maddie Breeze and Yvette Taylor
- Book Review: How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil
- Hootsuite for academia? How to increase the visibility, downloads and impact of publications using Kudos
- Crucial! New! Essential! – The rise of hype in research and impact assessment
- Less academic freedom leads to less innovation
- What are the most-cited publications in the social sciences (according to Google Scholar)?
- New AI tools that can write student essays require educators to rethink teaching and assessment
- What or where is the ‘Global South’? A social science perspective
- If UKRI wants to support a diverse research environment, it should include independent researchers
