THE podcast: how to use social media to promote your work

By Eliza.Compton, 14 April, 2022
Two scholars who have embraced social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Twitch and podcasts to communicate their research explain how they got started and what works
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Summary

Social media is an increasing part of public scholarship and for some academics it’s a way to bring their work to a wider audience and develop new skills. We speak to two scholars who have embraced sci-comms on platforms from YouTube to podcasts to find out how they got started and what works. YouTube scientist Simon Clark shares how he got started doing science and PhD vlogs and Christina Zdenek, a post-doc and lab manager of the Venom Evolution Lab at the University of Queensland, gives her top three tips for communicating your research

Additional Links

Read more from Christina Zdenek: Get your research out there: 7 strategies for high-impact science communication and from Simon Clark: Six tips for writing a successful book proposal.

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https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=zac8s-11fb2fc-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&dow…
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Two scholars who have embraced social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Twitch and podcasts to communicate their research explain how they got started and what works

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