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Written by Bernie Divall

    It Started with a Tweet…

    August 17, 2015 by Bernie Divall

    I’ve long felt a bit conflicted on the subject of Twitter.  I remember doing a workshop while I was a student at the University of Warwick, and we were being…

    Let them in: video opens the doors of communication.

    August 12, 2015 by Bernie Divall

    Recently, I was invited to give a presentation at a midwifery event in London.  There were about 700 midwives in the room, which was terrifying in itself.  But far more…

    Writing styles: a thorny issue

    July 24, 2015 by Bernie Divall

    Having completed my PhD using a writing style that took – quite literally – YEARS to get to grips with, I’ve moved onto the thorny issue of writing for journal publication. In…

    My Shelfie! A real-life research workspace

    July 9, 2015 by Bernie Divall

    What are the significant features of your research workspace? We want to get to know some of our Piirus members, and we thought that one way of doing this is to…

    Conferences at their best! Tips from our Social Sciences Correspondent

    February 27, 2015 by Bernie Divall

    I’ll say it at the outset: I LOVE conferences!  This might be because I’m inherently nosy, so I’m always fascinated to learn about what other researchers in my field have…

    A social scientist’s adventures in the “Land of Techno”. A story of trepidation, #collaboration & self-education.

    January 21, 2015 by Bernie Divall

    As the new Social Science correspondent (check me out!  A proper title and everything!) here at the Piirus blog, I’ve been playing with lots of bits of technology that are new to…

    #AcWriMo. Shut up and write! By our Social Sciences Correspondent

    November 27, 2014 by Bernie Divall

    After having described the difficulties I face when attempting to write from home, and realising that I can only spend so much time in coffee shops before (a) they ask…

    #AcWriMo. Why I don’t write at home, from our Social Science correspondent

    November 18, 2014 by Bernie Divall

     As my fellow correspondent Ian wrote for Academic Writing Month (#AcWriMo on Twitter), we each appear to have our ideal place in which to write.  Personally, I feel deeply indebted to…

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