Blogposts
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Second #TheyDoComms event in Leeds: 3 Takeaways
Read more: Second #TheyDoComms event in Leeds: 3 TakeawaysIn this blog post, we share three takeaways from the second #TheyDoComms event organised by Branswer on the 22nd of November 2018 at the Natwest Business Accelerator Hub in Leeds. Branswer is a Leeds-based startup that strives to connect marketers to their clients, by offering them a platform to present their stories through accessible digital […]
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Maintaining a work-personal life balance for academics
Read more: Maintaining a work-personal life balance for academicsIn this blog post, we share some insights, tips and practical resources about maintaining a work-personal life balance as an academic. A work-personal life balance is essential for overall good quality of life. It also brings many benefits both to scholars’ work productivity and their personal activities and relationships (source). It’s not news that academics […]
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#TheyDoComms event in Leeds: 3 Takeaways
Read more: #TheyDoComms event in Leeds: 3 TakeawaysThis blog post talks about three takeaways from the #TheyDoComms event, which took place on the 25th of October 2018 at the Natwest Accelerator Hub in Leeds. This event was hosted by Branswer, a Leeds-based start-up whose mission is to empower marketers to share their stories through accessible digital tools that will help them connect […]
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3 times research made the news and why
Read more: 3 times research made the news and whyThis blog post looks at three times when research made the news and the reasons behind its media coverage. These research studies offer insights into work productivity, face recognition and microplastics pollution. The relationship between researchers and journalists has been the subject of controversy. On the one hand, researchers fear that their results will be […]
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5 Lessons from the Thriving Minds conference 2018
Read more: 5 Lessons from the Thriving Minds conference 2018This blog post touches on five lessons from the Thriving Minds conference 2018 organised by Thrive Law in Leeds. The event welcomed 60 participants from Yorkshire businesses, 12 speakers sharing their insights, stories and perspective on mental health and 9 interactive workshops. As mentioned in our post last week, our involvement related to the workbook […]
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Public Health Visual Summary for Dr Amy Barnes, Sheffield Uni
Read more: Public Health Visual Summary for Dr Amy Barnes, Sheffield UniThis blog post focuses on the step-by-step process of producing a visual summary for Dr Amy Barnes titled ‘Public Health Across the UK Nations: Policy and systems since national devolution’. Let´s begin! Step 1: Introductory Call & Research Consultation The first step in producing the visual summary was a 1-hour meeting with Amy. We discussed what […]
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Policy Brief for Dr Connelly, GLOBE, Warwick University
Read more: Policy Brief for Dr Connelly, GLOBE, Warwick UniversityThis blog post focuses on the step-by-step process of producing the third GLOBE policy brief, authored by Dr Stephen Connelly and titled: “The Future of UK-EU Corporate Mobility”. This brief is part of the GLOBE Centre Policy Brief Series launched in February 2018. The purpose of this series is to showcase the expertise of the researchers. We also […]
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New Visual Summary for Dr Jo Bates, Sheffield Uni
Read more: New Visual Summary for Dr Jo Bates, Sheffield UniI met Dr Jo Bates from the University of Sheffield during a ‘Data and Society’ module as part of my Data Science MSc. I enjoyed her course because it made us think about data ethics in our society. After completing my course, she approached us to create a visual summary based on her research. This […]
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Policy Brief for Dr Kokkinis, GLOBE, Warwick University
Read more: Policy Brief for Dr Kokkinis, GLOBE, Warwick UniversityI was introduced to Dr Andreas Kokkinis and Dr Celine Tan from Warwick University after creating a 4-page visual summary on labour standards for Dr James Harrison. While impressed with the stand-alone document that was presented to policymakers in Brussels with great success and impact, Andreas and Celine had their minds on something else. They wanted to launch […]