Early career research

Conferences might be the first thought, but there are many options for furthering your paper’s reach – and they usually require you to take the lead

Olivia Burgess shares her abbreviated form of the pomodoro method for being productive in only 25 minutes a day

Using examples and practical tips, Dorsa Amir explains the techniques that ensure your presentation communicates its message effectively – from slide design to structuring your talk

Lexi Stadlen shares advice on how to turn your academic research into a commercially published book and reach audiences beyond academia

Academics can offer insight based on research and professional experience that is applicable far beyond the scope of academic journals. Samuel Kim Kwong Kwok shares a guide to engaging with the mainstream consumer media

The shift towards open-access publishing can leave students and researchers confused. Here, a group of research facilitators answer the most common questions about the new publication landscape – and sum up where we stand

What counts as a career break, and how much information is too much information? Emma Williams provides strategies for filling in any spaces in your academic work history

Nobody likes negative feedback but rejection is not all bad. Here is how to see rejection of your article by a peer-reviewed journal as an opportunity

Poetry can be used as a tool to re-analyse and present qualitative data through a new lens, as Sam Illingworth explains

LinkedIn can help you find a job and promote yourself, but it may also leave you questioning your own career trajectory – here’s how to combat the social media blues