Questions tagged [social-media]
Use of social media (e.g. Facebook, ResearchGate, blogs, etc.) by academics to engage with other academics or students and to disseminate and publicize their research.
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Can you share you got a Major Revision on LinkedIn?
I recently got my first Major Revision and I would like to share the good news, but I'm not sure if there is a non spoken rule that you shouldn't be publicly sharing that info during the review ...
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Should I have social media profile? Is it truly useful to create networking?
I don't have social apps since the pandemic because I considered it disturbing to my mind and a way where to I was wasting too much time.
Now, I'm starting master degree. I attended a conference and ...
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When do you need Ethics Approval in Humanities research?
Sorry if this sounds clueless - I actually am. I'm in a historical, literary field so I've never had to worry about doing any ethics approval things because I've never had to deal with real, living ...
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With Twitter's mounting troubles, when is the time to jump and where to? [closed]
Twitter has been useful for keeping an eye on relevant research and ocasionally for a bit of peer support through the PhD journey, as well as for sharing some work-related links, announcements, ...
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After 15 years in biomedical research and 11 years hiatus what career options do I have left?
I had a very exciting research career (stem cells) PhD with the group that cloned Dolly, post docs at NYU and Cornell, even Assistant Professor in Memphis. Not a great publication record but my ...
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What is the etiquette surrounding tweeting authors of a paper queries about their work?
I came across a paper from a tweet by a researcher (in the field of computer science, specifically interpretable AI or Explainable AI). I had a query in that field, to answer which I could not find ...
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How appropriate is it to post a tweet saying that I am looking for postdoc positions?
I am currently a final year PhD student in Computational Biophysics and I want to explore different opportunities for my future career. I am not sure if tweeting about my job search would be ...
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Should search committees interact with job candidates on social media during active searches?
I recently interviewed on campus for a position and am in waiting period limbo. Two members of the search committee, including the chair, follow me on Twitter and have been liking/retweeting me since ...
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How to handle students scrolling on social media during lectures?
Of course, they may be looking up something related to the lecture content, but I can usually spot that dead-eye TikTok coma a mile off. I get distracted because I am genuinely upset that they’re ...
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Decrease chance of academic article being sensationalized in media
I am first author on a perspective paper being reviewed. The last authors are well known and comfortable discussing the future of certain technologies that can be seen as exciting but also provocative/...
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Am I allowed to post screenshots of tables/figures of my paper on Twitter?
I always share my research on twitter and like to summarize my results in a short thread. In these threads, I usually add screenshots of figures or tables showing the results. However, I was wondering:...
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Is it appropriate to upload student's project to social media?
At my university, there is a lecturer who uploaded a student's final year project to his own social media account and criticized that student's English level. I am wondering, is it appropriate for ...
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Is it a good idea to put hobby pictures on my academic website?
I understand in general, it is safer to NOT list hobbies on a CV.
My question is about whether is it a good idea to put these on my academic website.
I am a PhD student in a STEM field. Right now I ...
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I just got invited to referee an article! Is it OK to share this achievement on social media?
I am very proud of this achievement and I am thinking about sharing the email to social media. Is it okay to post it as long as I remove confidential information, e.g. manuscript id, title, author?
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Upload preprint on ArXiv AND ReseachGate?
Since I recently published my first ever paper, I was creating some accounts for various social networks and preprint servers. I have to say, I am a little bit confused by ReseachGate: If I have ...
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