A Research Engineer's perspective on all things research
The end is nigh! Well here we are… at the end of 23Things! Thing 23 is all about reflecting on the course and discussing what I thought was helpful and what could potentially be added for future attendees! I have split this blog into two parts, a) Which topics I found interesting and/or helpful as […]
Read More Thing 23 – ReflectionThe future… I still feel like I am just starting my life as a researcher and yet I am often asked about the future. For as long as I enjoy working in science and engineering as a researcher I will continue to do so, but things 21 and 22 are all about preparing for life […]
Read More Preparing for the futureWhy do we need to collaborate? As researchers we are all aware that collaborating is the best way of achieving goals. In fact, my research project was formed as a collaboration between the EPSRC, the University of Surrey and Thermo Fisher Scientific to address a materials science problem. Collaborating is one thing, but collaborating effectively […]
Read More Collaborating as a ResearcherHow is impact measured? Researchers work extremely hard (most of the time) to produce a thorough analysis and provoke discussion on a particular topic. It would be very frustrating if it ever felt like all of that hard work did not pay off and had little impact. Because of that, many new ways of engaging […]
Read More Impactful ResearchMaking and Sharing Media In order to display information in a way that is engaging, it is sometimes necessary to look beyond the conventional ways. In the past I have made use of software packages called Camtasia and Snagit which are both produced by TechSmith. Camtasia allows you to upload videos and make edits to form […]
Read More Sharing and Displaying ResearchWikipedia Wikipedia gets a lot of negative press about being unreliable and untrustworthy as a source of information. That is down to the fact that the content on Wikipedia is written by the public and can be edited and discussed further by the public. The irony is, Wikipedia is potentially the largest source of reliable […]
Read More Where can I find Information?Why do we need reference management tools? Now, on to the topics that excite all researchers… citing and copyright. Neither of these topics are the reason why someone chose to become a researcher, but both topics are used by researchers on an almost daily basis. Believe it or not, we all manage to produce reports […]
Read More Citing and CopyrightThing 6 involved looking at and joining both ResearchGate and Academia (researchgate.net and academia.edu) – which as far as I’m concerned, officially makes me a researcher! Feel free to follow me: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew_Marshall30. I’m not very familiar with Academia, but the concept seems to be very similar to that of ResearchGate. They both provide a platform for […]
Read More Thing 6 – Officially a researcher?So…my online presence is currently pretty much non-existent. The combination of having a pretty common first name and surname as well as sharing my name with an ex-professional footballer means I am nowhere to be seen when searching on the internet. Knowing this early on in my life as a researcher is good news, though […]
Read More Thing 4 – My online presence#23Things is a course that will help me build a platform to share my research and to hear about the research carried out by others. My first blog is focused around my experience with social media, and what I hope to gain from the process. Social media and its use is a talking point […]
Read More Thing 1 – My Social Media Experience
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