Since its earliest days there has been a great deal of writing about online activism and the possibility of forming active publics via the Internet.
In my last piece I wrote about digital professionalism in terms of what not to share. This was based on the premise […]
How is twitter relevant to universities and academia? Can anything of academic value ever be said in just 140 characters? Amy Mollett, […]
Are you an author, researcher, academic, or practitioner who is looking to self-promote your journal article or book? Here are a few […]
The British Science Association has announced a series of Media Fellowships, which are intended to raise awareness and understanding of the workings of the media […]
In recent years there has been an increased focus on how research papers and supplemental data can be preserved openly. Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley and Fiona Marshall argue equal attention should also be paid to curating communication outputs aimed at engaging non-academic audiences.
Michael Burawoy, whose embrace of public sociology and the public at work lead him to describe his influential academic niche as “industrial […]
To address research credibility issues, we must reform the role of metrics, rankings, and incentives in universities.
In recent years there has been an increased focus on how research papers and supplemental data can be preserved openly. Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley and Fiona Marshall argue equal attention should also be paid to curating communication outputs aimed at engaging non-academic audiences.
A new people has emerged in the digital age, that of ‘internet famous’ celebrities. And that new people has a class of […]
Xenotransplantation is a fascinating subject – for obvious reasons, as it involves transplanting organs or other body parts across species boundaries (in […]
