Our latest interviewee is Dr Tamika Heiden of Knowledge Translation Australia, who recently ran the innovative, international Research Impact Summit at which Fiona Colligan and I were among the 20+…
The role of the media in Muslim-majority countries
In this guest blogpost we hear about a forthcoming event in November, to which scholars are also very welcome to submit papers for panel discussion by 31 July 2016. Hosted by London’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations…
Where next for the career breaks survey?
A look-back at the ARMA conference earlier this month, where we released initial findings from our career breaks survey, and a look forward at the work ahead to really make the most of the wealth of survey responses…
A preview of the career break landscape
What we found out about differences and impacts based on discipline, gender and career stage. If you missed our big Twitter reveal to the poll question: ‘Of those who returned…
How do you find conferences to attend? Some useful sources
In this guest blogpost from Zoe Bulaitis, English Literature PhD Student, we hear about places that you can look for academic events and conferences to attend. Zoe tells us about what she’s found on conference databases and on Twitter…
I live tweeted, and I liked it.
Until recently, the only time I’d ever tried live tweeting was while watching BBC Question Time using the dedicated hashtag #bbcqt. Following that hashtag was fascinating, enlightening and often hilarious…
7 ways to make the first move when strengthening your network
Maybe you are a researcher who is interested in collaboration with other researchers, but you are not searching for anything in particular just now. You know that you need to make…
Tweet with a hashtag: 13 tags for new academics!
Last week, we heard from our Social Science correspondent, Bernie Divall, about how she has warmed up to Twitter but still has reservations. Here, I share some of my advice. As a new…
Conference report: 50th Anniversary International Medieval Congress, Kalamazoo 2015
Everyone from Kalamazoo is used to the almost instant incredulous reaction after stating where you’re from: “WHAAAT?? There really is a Kalamazoo??,” most likely prompting an intonation of Glen Miller’s…
4 Things to Help Novice Users of Virtual Meeting Tools: Making Skype Meetings Run Smoothly
Here is a story of some of my experiences, and recommendations for researchers who might want to use Skype for meetings across multiple locations. (Skype is just one of the…