Should you blog about your research? What types of academic blogs serve what purpose?

As a researcher, you have an important story to tell, one that can have a positive impact on society. Whether it’s a public health message or a novel technique to share with your peers, everyone is better off when your work is visible.

But academic articles are a tough read and discourage most people. So how do you engage your peers and the public while shining a light on your research?

A well-designed scientific poster tells everyone in the hall a lot about you: about the way you present your work, about your skills in graphic design, about the amount of effort you put into your story. Your poster is your story!

Postcards offer a visual opportunity during research and when sharing results.

Academic blogging- what is it and how can it be a part of your publication strategy?

We are discussing visual and engaging ways to communicate research. Sometimes we are communicating with ourselves, with a research journal.

Making an effective scientific poster is about standing out from the crowd and presenting your hard work in the best light. But choosing a cohesive, eye-catching and stylish colour scheme is easier said than done. With no help from your design software’s default colour palette, and infinite colours to choose from, it can be overwhelming.

Learn about conducting and writing about hybrid ethnography that includes online and offline methods.

Interested in visual communications and research? Watch this interview with Dr. Curie Scott for an explanation of phenomenographic research.

New research papers are being published every day. In fact, 2.6 million papers are published every year. But let's face it; nobody has the time to read abstract after abstract to dig out what you need from all the papers out there. So how can we digest a large amount of information in a shorter span of time? Here's where “graphical abstracts” come in to make every researcher’s life easier.

This open-access collection of articles shows the range of research uses for comics!

How can comics play a part in a research journey? This post is the first of a 3-part series from Lydia Wysocki.

How can you communicate research findings visually?

How can you reach new readers? Communicate visually!

This month let’s go beyond words in academic communications!

See these tips for ethnographic writing.

Use creative, even dramatic, ways to write up and communicate research to the public and other researchers.