This course introduces the reasons why PhD students might consider blogging, looks at some tips for academic blogging, and addresses some of the practicalities and considerations in starting a blog.
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Tag Archives: public engagement
The highs and lows of engagement with and impact upon public policy
Dr Rachel Aldred, University of Westminster, introduces her research in the sociology of transport to talk about engagement with stakeholders and media.
Watching this video will take around 35 minutes.
Recorded at the Wales DTP Careers and Capabilities Event āCollaboration, engagement and impact in social science research: approaches, challenges and benefitsā on 15 March 2019
Getting Creative with impact: telling social science stories on TV
Video recording of a keynote by Professor Pamela Cox at the ESRC First Year Student Conference in Cardiff, January 2015.
Thinking Through Public Engagement and Impact Before, During and After the PhD ā A Guide to Getting Started
In this short introductory guide to public engagement for doctoral students, first year PhD student Julie Latchem (Sociology, Cardiff University) sketches out the basics of āgetting startedā and shares her experiences of her own public engagement activities and impact plans. Julieās PhD looks at how the futures of people with severe brain injuries are shaped during their rehabilitation and focuses on relationships between patients, their families and health care professionals in rehabilitation and long-term care settings. Continue reading
Impact: Concepts and Practices
These talks and materials address those aspects of impact that are likely to be of most interest and use to Doctoral students in the social sciences.
Mixed media, including audio from workshops hosted by the Wales DTC at Cardiff University in May 2013 and February 2014. Continue reading