Pete Cranston and Pier Andrea Pirani take a look at social media from the perspective of user engagement and explore some key issues that emerge.
Social media ‘engagement’: Different paths to research utilisation [Part 2]
2 April 2013
Blog Posts
Making your research accessible
If research can’t be found, or is not easily understood by target audiences it simply does not travel, falling at the first hurdle in the process of trying to bring about change.
Blog Posts
Social media ‘engagement’: How can it support research uptake? [Part 1]
25 March 2013
Blog Posts
This post launches our new social media engagement series that explores how to utilise social media effectively in research uptake activities. Join-us as we explore issues linked to the use and measurement of social media.
New mechanisms for linking research and policy
18 September 2012
Papers & Reports
The research presented in this report was conducted during 2010 – 2011, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada) and…
What’s all the interest in Pinterest? How can it be used for research communication?
24 July 2012
Blog Posts
In recent months, a new site, the image-sharing platform Pinterest, has exploded onto the social media scene.
Researchers need training in social media: Try the coaching approach
15 July 2012
Blog Posts
While some researchers happily explore social media sites, others are a bit more reluctant. This blog by Allison Stevens introduces how coaching researchers can help.
Some impacts of communication are so elusive: Facebook and beyond
12 June 2012
Blog Posts
There are so many wonderful online tools to help communicate knowledge generated by researchers.
Working Paper: The Impact of Economics Blogs
23 May 2012
Papers & Reports
This paper provides an indepth look at the rsearch ‘impact’ that can be attributed to blogging. Written by Berk Ozler…
A Report Detailing the Development of a University-Based Knowledge Mobilization Unit
22 May 2012
Journal Articles
This field note presents reflections from the perspective of a knowledge mobilization (KMb) practitioner after five years of developing and…
Communicating Beyond the Academic Community
16 March 2012
Audio & Video
In this short video, Josh Greenberg, Professor of Communication at Carleton University in Canada, discusses the tools, strategies and platforms…
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