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Taking Stock
How do you keep track of your research progress during the year?
30 March 2012
Categories: development
From public engagement to creating publics
Introducing an experimental public engagement project at the Open University.
09 March 2012
Categories: Research
Musings on my kindle
Nine of them as it happens-(we hadn’t done that for a while…)
22 March 2012
Categories:
Wellcome Trust science writing competition
The Wellcome Trust, in association with the Guardian and Observed newspapers, are running a science writing competition with a 25th April 2012 deadline. I entered last year and may do so again, it may well be of interest to some of the others on here...
19 March 2012
Categories: development, training, practical tips
How well do you manage your projects? What is your personal working style?
14 March 2012
Categories: research staff
Posting your work in progress on research blogs
How much good work can be achieved in a blog where people write about their research.
09 March 2012
Categories: Research, development
Dropbox
Do you use Dropbox to pool resources with people you are engaging in research activities with? If so how?
15 March 2012
Categories: practical tips
Planning a paper
What sort of process do you go through before you start writing a paper? Is it the same thing every time? Are you conscious of it or is it just something you do without thinking too much?
09 March 2012
Categories: Research, practical tips
Going global: UKRSA in mission to create an International Research Staff Association
02 March 2012
Categories: career, development, research staff, research staff organisation, UKRSA, Community
Science Communication Conference 2012 - bursaries available
The Science Communication Conference is back in 2012 on 14-15th May and bursaries are available for researchers involved in science communication/public engagement. Having gone last year, it's certainly well worth attending.
02 March 2012
Categories: Research, career, development, training
