Last month I spent the day at Lancaster University, helping first year students in the management school with interview practice for their placements. I did this as part of my contribution as an Honorary Teaching Fellow for the university. I interviewed 14 students during the day – and spotted a number of themes. I’ve used … 8 essential placement interview tips for students
Catherine Manthorpe works at the University of Hertfordshire and has been exploring how academics use social media to support their research. She has noticed that there is a broad divide between those that have enthusiastically embraced social media and those that view the prospect with varying degrees of alarm. Scratching the surface a bit more … Five forms of social media anxiety – and what to do about them
What is academic research for? As a REF manager recently said “This is not a question that academics have had to consider in the past. Measuring impact is a completely new concept.” The rules of how the UK government funds research have changed. The most money has always gone to top-ranked researchers, but as the … Impact and the REF – and the role of social media for economic and social impact
If you are new to social media, where do you start? This is the challenge facing university departments across the world. Earlier this month, I delivered a one-day course for the Training Gateway to help universities develop a social media strategy. We had people from Scotland to the South coast, and in roles ranging from … How to create a social media strategy for universities
The university business blog is a relatively new phenomenon. While students themselves embraced social media early on, the universities at which they study took a little longer to see the engagement potential of blogging and social media. My specialist areas are around website development and search engine optimisation (SEO), so I’ve a particular interest in … Top UK University Business Blogs for SEO
The Guardian recently highlighted how public engagement for universities is changing. Engagement as a two-way process is now a necessary part of university research and the publication of academic work. But for many academics and researchers, it involves a big culture shift. Moving from a culture of ownership and protection of ideas, to one where … Social media and REF score: how universities are helping academics to increase engagement
