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Mar 14, 20191 min

Welcome to SciCommLand

Published a paper? Now navigate the perils and promise of SciCommLand! #SciComm

Jun 1, 20181 min

Tell Them a Story: How to Avoid the Standard Boring Presentation

#ABT #randyolson #storytelling #template #comic #cartoon #infographic

Apr 12, 20183 min

The Bird is the Word: Use Twitter to Predict and Boost Your Citations

Don’t shoo away the bird! Behemoth social media platform, Twitter, is much more than a place for celebrity gossip and catching up on...

Dec 8, 20171 min

Your Research is Valuable to the World. You Just Need to Share It!

The ideas are flowing, the research is exciting and you have numerous papers being published. BUT, none of it is getting recognised....

Nov 20, 20174 min

Learn How to Make Your Scientific Writing Tasty With Ingredient X

Peer-reviewed papers are the currency of science. They are the basis upon which we trade and record knowledge. They are our stamps of...

Sep 25, 20174 min

Conference Presentation Dos and Don’ts for Scientists

Meet Dr. Smart. Dr. Smart is a terrific scientist who’s making exciting discoveries to advance her field of research. She knows her...

Aug 17, 20173 min

Why Scientists Cannot Afford to Ignore Outreach

You’re busy, and I understand. What with all the grant writing, teaching, supervising students and post-docs, as well as trying to fit in...

Jul 26, 20174 min

The Evolution of Academic Success: from “Publish or Perish” to “Visible or Vanish”

It used to be that scientists like ourselves put our minds to task, spent countless hours in our labs, and finally, after many long...

Jul 7, 20173 min

Five Ways to Boost your Research Impact and Altmetric Score

A familiar story. . . Dr Smart is a successful scientist. She’s a hard worker and has been focusing on her research for years. Following...

Jun 23, 20171 min

Altmetric: What it is and Why it Matters [INFOGRAPHIC]

At Animate Your Science we are big fans of Altmetric. However, we felt that far too many scientists are still unsure of what Altmetric...

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