Tag Archives: social media

social media? sometimes it’s just nasty as ****

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

  Like many of you I’m sure, I’ve been watching the extremely ugly and misogynist twitter assault on Mary Beard over the last week or so. Like many of you I’m sure, this has made me angry, sad and more … Continue reading →

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finding your people online – PhD and ECR parents

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

This guest post is written by Chantel Carr and Leah Williams Veazey. Chantel is a PhD candidate in the School of Geography and Sustainable Communities at the University of Wollongong. Her research explores industrial work, postcapitalist economies and sustainability. Leah is a PhD candidate … Continue reading →

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the doctoral teacher on twitter

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

A workshop on social media for doctoral researchers. A question. “I’m teaching undergraduate students. I’m part of a team. The only (young) woman in the group. I’m on twitter, and lots of the students have followed me. The others in … Continue reading →

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social media – with/against academic writing?

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

When I go on the road – as I have just done – I always try to take with me a couple of slim volumes that I can dip in and out of. These are not the academic equivalent of … Continue reading →

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