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
- Does New Zealand’s serve on research evaluation tell us anything about the future of the REF?
- How to design an award-winning conference poster
- Addressing misinformation at source – Why I choose to appear on GB News
- Despite concerns, COVID-19 shows how social media has become an essential tool in the democratisation of knowledge
- New data protection and privacy laws have changed the regulatory landscape for researchers in the Global North
- Common policy problems and what researchers can do about them
- Why are women cited less than men?
- What are the most-cited publications in the social sciences (according to Google Scholar)?
- 8 common problems with literature reviews and how to fix them
- Is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s new OA policy the start of a shift towards preprints?
- 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.
- Book Review: How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil
- The British Library hack is a warning for all academic libraries
- How to write a blogpost from your journal article in eleven easy steps.
- Hootsuite for academia? How to increase the visibility, downloads and impact of publications using Kudos
- What 40,000 job adverts say about academic career progression
- Book Review: Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein
- How Academia Resembles a Drug Gang