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!
- Pushing research to the limit – Who innovates in social science research?
- Academic travel culture is not only bad for the planet, it is also bad for the diversity and equity of research.
- How to design an award-winning conference poster
- The death of the literature review and the rise of the dynamic knowledge map
- If we choose to align open access to research with geo-political borders we negate the moral value of open access
- Managing secrets in higher education
- How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists
- Giving Credit: Gender and the hidden labour behind academic prestige
- Using Twitter as a data source: an overview of social media research tools (2019)
- Who, What, Where, When, Why: Using the 5 Ws to communicate your research
- How to write a killer conference abstract: The first step towards an engaging presentation.
- The Art of Connection – To deliver a good research seminar you need to connect with an audience at a pragmatic, intellectual and emotional level
- What are the most-cited publications in the social sciences (according to Google Scholar)?
- Negative Impact – Is it possible to manage potentially harmful research findings?
- Is our current research culture on the brink of major change?
- What is the difference between an impact and an outcome? Impact is the longer term effect of an outcome.
- How to write a blogpost from your journal article in eleven easy steps.
- Our Profile(d) Selves: How social media platforms use data to tell us who we should be
- The focus on better communicating certain ‘truths’ is misplaced: academics must improve their emotional literacy
- Publication is not enough, to generate impact you need to campaign
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