Picture the scene: You are in a hot and loud conference poster session, enjoying the free wine a nibbles whilst discussing a research area with peers from other institutions. You…
A social scientist’s adventures in the “Land of Techno”. A story of trepidation, #collaboration & self-education.
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…
A round-up of the UK’s REF2014 on social media. How do you measure research?
Earlier this week, on 17th December 2014, the UK’s higher education community awaited the publication of results from the “Research Excellence Framework” (REF). Universities’ core funding is expected to depend…
Tips for presenting and publishing collaborative research, from a scientist
In last week’s blog we discussed undertaking collaborative projects, however what should you do once you have all the wonderful data, have analysed it together and drawn exciting conclusions? Our Science…
Four issues when undertaking collaborative projects
You did all the groundwork and your collaborative project is underway: great! Keeping it on track is now the priority, and it’s all about planning and communication. What is the…
How to start a research collaboration
So you’ve made some great research connections and built those relationships. You’ve got a brilliant idea, a potential collaborator(s) and now you’re ready to collaborate. How do you go about…