Research management

Two scholars who have embraced social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Twitch and podcasts to communicate their research explain how they got started and what works

Lucas Lixinski offers tips on how to engage positively with the social media platform, from ‘honour thy hashtags’ to ‘thou shalt live-tweet at events’

Politicians are novices by design, so tailoring your communications with them gives you the best chance of cutting through, says David R. Garcia

Postdoctoral researchers often struggle to secure teaching experience so institutions need to develop opportunities for these academics to support or lead classes. Ellen Bull explains how this can be done

How to decrease the environmental footprint of a life science research centre? Annegrät Daujeumont shares how following a certification programme can help labs embrace sustainability and eco-friendly practices

The online tools adopted in the past two years do have positives, but they’ve also created a new kind of pressure – the pressure to be everywhere at once

An interesting concept is not enough to guarantee your book will get published. In crafting a pitch, it helps to be succinct and targeted and to show an ability to deliver

David Garcia explains how academics can get their research noticed by politicians in order to inform and impact policy decisions

From news angles to dealing with trolls, here are seven areas to consider when sharing your findings with the media and wider public

There is a need in academia for professors to match teaching and research with professional practice – and be fairly compensated for it