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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My paper is being cited in vaccine misinformation. What do I do?
I have recently discovered that anti-vaxxers have been citing one of my papers on Twitter and elsewhere as evidence of a specific 5G-related conspiracy theory surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Of ...
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Should I list my work as a frequent journal reviewer as a volunteer work in LinkedIn?
I am a frequent reviewer for a particular (computer science) journal, and I wonder if the review work I do counts as a "volunteer" work?
I do already list this work in my CV under (PROFESSIONAL ...
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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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Is Academia.edu's "mentions" feature real?
I just got an email from Academia.edu saying that my name has been mentioned two times (Edit: now up to 150 papers!), but to see the mentions you have to upgrade to a premium account at 8.25AUD/month.
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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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Dealing with a PhD student reneging on an agreement to appear in social media
Inspired by this question, I have a similar but somehow different problem.
I recently assumed a tenure-track position. One of my strategies for a visible start is to have a strong presence in social ...
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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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Alternatives for when your institution doesn't provide you an e-mail address
I study in an institution that never provided me or any other student with an institutional email address. I feel that this is highly prejudicial to my academic success because
it does not allow me ...
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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/...