Like many other students, I have recently spent days and days and days in online meetings. September marks the beginning of my academic year, which…
Take the boring out of multi-day online meetings, events, and conferences
29/09/2020
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How researchers use LinkedIn effectively
29/07/2020
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LinkedIn’s strong focus on business and employment-oriented content is atypical amongst social media sites and can make it a difficult platform to use for academic…
Knowledge Management Consultant: AERC Nairobi – Deadline 29 July
20/07/2020
Knowledge Management Consultant: AERC Deadline: 29 July, 2020 Location: Nairobi, Kenya Term: One year commencing August 2020 to July 31, 2021 or any other period…
Head of Communications and Engagement (mat cover): Amnesty International, London – Deadline 17 July
07/07/2020
Head of Communications and Engagement: Amnesty International (mat cover) Deadline: Before 9am (UK time), Friday, 17 July, 2020 Interviews: Tuesday, 28 July, 2020 Location: London…
Data visualisation of Covid-19
25/05/2020
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Science communicators have been responding to the Covid-19 epidemic with enthusiasm, demonstrating innovative ways to explain complex issues to a wide variety of audiences. Over…
From Access to Action: Impact pathways for knowledge services
08/04/2020
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Reading this document feels a little like snooping in someone’s diary. This is probably because it was intended to provide a guide for internal strategic…
On reciprocity and impact: Some reflections from a junior researcher
19/03/2020
The Latin American Disabled People’s Project (LADPP) is the only organisation in London devoted to serving disabled people whose first language is Spanish or Portuguese,…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak highlights serious deficiencies in scholarly communication
13/03/2020
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As research and government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak escalate in the face of a global public health crisis, Vincent Larivière, Fei Shu and Cassidy R. Sugimoto reflect on efforts to make research on this subject more widely available. Arguing that a narrow focus on research published in high ranking journals predominantly in English has impeded research efforts, they suggest that the renewed emphasis on carrying out open research on the virus presents an opportunity to reassess how research and scholarly communication systems serve the public good.
Visualizing the data: Women’s representation in society
08/03/2020
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On the eve of 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women we’re loving this brilliant series of data visualisations created by UNWomen…
A comic to help kids understand Coronavirus
06/03/2020
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A great new episode of NPR’s Goats and Soda: Stories of life in a changing world offers some help and advice for adults trying to…
Campaign Adviser: Changing Markets Foundation – Deadline: 9 March
26/02/2020
Campaign Adviser Deadline: Close of Business, 9 March, 2020 Location: London, UK Salary: £37,000 – £41,000, depending on experience Changing Markets is looking for an…
Advocacy Evaluation Resources – a giant list
20/02/2020
Intelligent Measurement, a blog run by Richard Gaunt in London and Glenn O’Neil in Geneva, has just posted a great long list of pdfs covering…
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