Questions tagged [research-dissemination]
Getting the word out about your research to the (general) public through methods other than publications. Questions may refer to topics such as media, public relations, out-reach, open days, use of social networks for research, content of academic homepages, etc.
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Should I mention a magazine article written about my research in my CV?
How does getting into non-submission based magazines appear? For instance, if R&D magazine took an article about my work (NOT an actual research paper) and published it in their magazine, would ...
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Why do some universities not allow dissertations to be publicly available?
After reading a comment (now deleted) saying
My university's policies does not allow me to share my thesis PDF file completely.
I was wondering why some universities do not allow dissertations to ...
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Why does research cost so much money?
I have been dragged into an argument with someone who can't understand why millions are being raised to fund ALS research (that's the "ice bucket challenge", love it or hate it). He doesn't get why ...
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How can I cite interviews for radio and TV on CV?
I have many contributions related to interviews in radio, TV, web magazines and print magazines, and would like to know the different ways it might be "cited" in a scientific CV. I was thinking about ...
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How do I communicate my research with a general audience more effectively?
I really enjoyed my research but it happens that whenever I tell somebody about it, I have the impression I'm making it sound boring, unimportant and not exciting.
Americans have a way of telling a ...
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