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…
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…
Writing made social: you don’t have to write alone
This guest blogpost from Lisa Munro deals with writing and introduces some ideas to make the experience less lonely. All scholars know that they should be writing more, but being…
Twitter for academics – my first ever Twitter chat
On the 12th of February, as part of the #Piirusvoices campaign, piirus.ac.uk hosted a Twitter chat centering around the theme of loving your research. The event, jointly chaired by piirus.ac.uk correspondents…
See our collection of Twitter hashtags for researchers – and add to it
Twitter hashtags are a great way to join a conversation and feel part of a community. But how do you know which hashtags to use or follow? We’ve written a…
Tweeting about research and researching about Twitter: a story of collaboration
Megan McPherson and Narelle Lemon are the two continuing brains behind Academics Who Tweet, a research study about academia and social media. In this post, they describe their experience of…
The rush to create networks and the need to create conversation spaces
Piirus is delighted to feature another guest blogpost. This post is from Dr Brian Southwell, who helps us to reflect on the researcher’s need for conversation. Researchers around the world are embracing new…
Top 5 Hashtags for Academic Writing: just in time for #acwrimo!
Writing is an essential part of academic life, but many academics struggle to find the time to write and few of us have ever been given explicit training in how…
Digital identity healthcheck for academics
There are many benefits of having an online profile as an academic, as it can really help to improve the visibility of you and your research. Our short video can…