I’m always learning from my peers and colleagues, and one thing that I often notice is how nice it is when someone says “thank you”. Other small things make a…
Your personal social media strategy, or Knowing when to say ‘No’ to social media
We’ve been looking at the theme of “saying no” recently on the piirus.ac.uk blog. Our regular correspondent Andrew Clappison took this theme as a chance to acknowledge that knowing when…
Going viral: 3 tips to help you through
Recently an article I wrote with a colleague went viral. We had media interest over two days from all over the world. There was even an article by the…
3 ways to save time when building an academic Twitter profile
Following on from Kathy’s excellent tips on getting started with Twitter earlier on this blog, here are my top three tips on building your academic Twitter presence in the most efficient way…
Ten steps to get started on Twitter as an academic: part 2
In part 1 of our ten steps to get started on Twitter as an academic you set up your Twitter account with a picture and biography, and sent your first tweet.…
Ten steps to get started on Twitter as an academic: part 1
In a previous post, we shared a few social media tips to start a Twitter account for even the shyest among us. So now that you’ve taken a deep breath…
Three tips for Twitter as a (shy) newcomer
Personal tips and experiences on using Twitter as an academic, from our correspondent Kathy McKay. Kathy was shy at first but soon got the hang of tweeting, and she shares her tips for Twitter…
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…
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…