A few weeks ago, I was told that I had a good example of an academic portfolio career. I love labels – they make wonky things sound so much…
Collaborating on an international scale: our tips
For those convening a virtual meeting, it helps to send out an email with the link for team members to join later if they miss the call: sometimes people can’t…
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…
How to write instructions for others in 9 steps
I’ve been taking part in the How to Survive your PhD MOOC which is now in its final stages: We are now all peer marking each others’ assignments. The course is…
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…
Taking part in a MOOC “How to Survive Your PhD” : Getting started.
What’s a MOOC? – A “Massive Open Online Course”, and I’m taking part in one called “How to Survive Your PhD” from the Thesis Whisperer: it’s free and registration is…
A collaborative working tool called Slack: thoughts on using it
At Piirus we’re trying out a collaborative working tool, namely the free version of Slack. We’re using it for one of our many projects, as a communication tool. It is a way for…
Tools for using Twitter: 5 things they might help with
We’ve found that you can get a much richer experience of Twitter and can even save time if you investigate the tools designed to enhance your experience of Twitter. Tools for…
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…
Curating online content : productivity tools for researchers who use social media and web materials
This week’s jobs.ac.uk hangout live video event “How to be a successful digital academic…” was full of great ideas and tips from experienced researchers and experts in digital tools for research. It was…