10 Counter-intuitive insights from an academic writing coach
LSE Impact Blog10 counter-intuitive insights to help you understand and improve your own writing practice.
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A brief history of research impact: how has impact assessment evolved in the UK and Australia?
Dementia ResearcherKate Williams and Jonathan Grant document the evolution of research impact assessment in the UK and Australia.
A number of freely available tools can help you improve your literature review routine and stay on top of published research
A short sequence of steps and flagged a number of freely available online tools that will help researchers to easily integrate an effective literature review and discovery routine into their work lives.
Becoming a data steward
In this post for the LSE Impact Blog – Shalini Kurapati introduces the concept of data stewarding. Drawing on her own experience, she describes how data stewarding has developed an important role in delivering open science
Building a culture of research impact
Louise Shaxson writes for the LSE Impact Blog suggesting developing a culture of engagement and collaboration, is just as important to achieving research impact.
Dealing with Rejection in Academia
In this repost from the LSE Impact Blog, Staci Zavattaro, reflects on rejection in academia and gives 6 tips on how to manage the inevitable rejections that are part of academic life.
Designing ‘attention points’ in academic work: Four principles for improving tables, graphs, charts and diagrams.
Four top-level design principles to consider when constructing tables, charts, graphs, or diagrams.
Don’t let your academic career determine your every move
Should early career researchers be expected to relocate regularly in order to land a permanent job? In this post for the LSE Impact Blog, Eva Krockow weighs the benefits of an international career against the costs of constant mobility.
Five steps to meeting the challenges of maintaining an appropriate writing voice
Daniel Beaudoin shares five simple steps to keep the “me” in check
Gender equity in health research funding
Research shows women continue to face systematic disadvantages in research funding competitions, publishing, hiring, and promotion. In this blog from the LSE, Zena Sharman considers… ‘What do we know, what do we wish we knew, and where do we go from here?’
How to build value into the doctorate – ideas for PhD supervisors
PhD graduates make valuable contributions to society and its organisations. But what of the value of the doctorate to the graduates themselves?
How to design an award-winning conference poster
A good academic conference poster serves a dual purpose: it is both an effective networking tool and a means by which to articulately communicate your research. But how can you make it great?