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Read the first piece on our blog exploring the importance of engaging with policymakers for academic researchers. From making a difference, ensuring those steering the wheel have the right information when taking decisions, to the never-ending race for funding ⬇ ⬇ Interested in hearing more about it? You can contact our team and book a consultation to hear more about the trainings we offer by emailing us at [email protected] or visit our website to learn more about our training packages. https://lnkd.in/eKDDVYSD #research #researchimpact #academicresearch #universities #researchcentre #training #policy #policyimpact #policymaking #REF2029 #ResearchExcellenceFramework #academicresearch #funding #influencing

The RPIC blog is now live! Read here the first piece on why should academic researchers go the extra mile in engaging policy and decision makers. More interesting articles to follow, so watch this page!

NEW and hot!!!!! Excited to share our new article co-authored with Amit Rechavi and Ruth Avidar. Our research delves into geographical-institutional diversity, highlighting the homophily within the PR social media research community. We shed light on how scholars from geographically remote universities are often excluded from academic dialogues and lack co-authorship opportunities with American or European researchers. We also offer several recommendations to address and improve this situation. #dei#diversity#pr https://lnkd.in/dC_ShM8z

NEW BLOG POST: Connecting your specific research to broader questions in the literature, the field and the discipline. I had a dry spell of about 4 months where I just didn't know what to blog about. I also had to spend A LOT OF TIME trying to think through this challenge: how do you teach PhD students and early career scholars how their specific research, case studies and analyses connect to broader questions and debates in the literature/discipline/field? In this blog post, I propose 3 strategies that researchers can use to this end. Hopefully they'll be of use to you and/or your students. https://lnkd.in/e89G2xUR

PAPER PUBLISHED: International Journal of Doctoral Studies [May 2024]   TITLE: Social and Political Actors in the Czech Media Discourse on Ph.D. – A Content Analysis   DOI: https://lnkd.in/eKjvz-jH AUTHOR: Karolína Poliaková   AIM/PURPOSE:  This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the media portrayal of Ph.D. programs in the Czech Republic. Specifically, it explores how doctoral study programs, their students, and the Ph.D. degree are represented across various topics and social actors over an 18-month period. FINDINGS:  The analysis leads to the determination of 10 thematic clusters that can be succinctly categorized into four main areas: “Ph.D. Title,” “University Life,” “Study Conditions,” and “Controversial Issues.” The latter two categories are notably politicized, a fact underscored by the actor analysis, which shows a predominance of political figures in the media coverage. An unexpected result of the research is the significant underrepresentation of student voices in the analyzed sample of media outputs, except for those doctoral students who also hold positions such as student initiative chairs. Additionally, comparing the results to previous research on doctoral studies, it can be argued that many of the critical topics discussed by the research community, such as mental health issues or diversity of the student cohort, are not equally represented in media portrayals. #InformingScienceInstitute,#DoctoralEducation

How to preserve your professional credibility while using social media to promote your work? A study of about 98,000 scientists and experiments with 3,700 respondents, based in the US, sought to answer this question and their conclusions can be summed up as: 1) Don't get political 2) Be mindful of communication style and tone 3) Separate the professional from the personal 4) Educate, don't advocate 5) Know your audience "Neutrality is paramount for credibility, our study found. Scientists who share politically charged opinions face a credibility penalty... "To maintain credibility, scientists might choose to prioritise sharing research findings over engaging in partisan debates," write Eleonora Alabrese of University of Bath, Francesco Capozza of WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Prashant Garg of Imperial College London. To find out more about how to communicate effectively on social media, read the full resource here: https://lnkd.in/evExRcZc via Times Higher Education

I've met so many academics and scholars facing an existential crisis in their work - who am I writing for? does any of this matter? 🫠 Believe me, I get it. Your work does matter, and it can matter beyond the confines of academic journals and conferences. One way to expand your research impact is through public engagement. Public engagement can be the key to: 🔑 Reach a broader audience and make a real-world difference. 🔑 Public dialogue, which can challenge your assumptions and spark new research avenues. 🔑 Expanding your communication skills, which can elevate your grant applications. Read more about the many benefits of public engagement: https://lnkd.in/eFtXqc-M #PublicEngagement #Research #SocialScience #Humanities #ResearchCommunication #HigherEd #PublicWriting

🧪Social media platforms allow for immediate and widespread dissemination of scientific discourse. 👩🏫However, social media may distort public perceptions of #academia through two channels: the set of topics being discussed and the style of communication. ⭐This column uses a global dataset of 100,000 scholars to study the content, tone, and focus of their social media communications. 👉It finds systematic differences in the views expressed by academics and the general public, in both the topics and the tone of discussion. 🎓There are also clear differences between academics, depending on their gender, field, country of affiliation, and university ranking. Vox column by: Prashant Garg (Imperial College London), Thiemo Fetzer (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, University of Warwick) Read more here: https://ow.ly/2msF50SMXCT

🎓 One index, two publishers and the global research economy ｢ Corporate ownership and commercial competition reinforce geographical and resource inequalities in a global research economy, marginalising non-Anglophone knowledge ecosystems as well as long-established scholar-led serials and institutional journals. The immediate future for academic publishing will be shaped by a growing divide between commercial and ‘community-owned’ open science infrastructures ｣ #Science #Research #Academia

🔍 Help Shape Our Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar! 🔍 STEM for Development is gathering questions for an upcoming session on responsible research practices. We would love your input on topics like: -- Authorship -- Plagiarism -- Research Misconduct -- Collaborative Research If you have questions or faced challenges in these areas, please share your thoughts in this quick, anonymous survey (1-2 minutes). Your input will guide us in addressing key concerns! 📝 https://lnkd.in/emtenHjR ⏰ Deadline: Nov 9, 2024 👇 Drop your own experiences or questions in the comments, and please share this post to help us reach more researchers interested in fostering integrity in STEM!