{"id":540,"date":"2018-02-28T13:37:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T13:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/top-trending-academic-hashtags-and-conversations-during-february-2018\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:08:10","slug":"top-trending-academic-hashtags-conversations-during-february-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/top-trending-academic-hashtags-conversations-during-february-2018","title":{"rendered":"Top trending academic hashtags and conversations during February 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world of academia has definitely caught the social media bug. But of all the available social media platforms, Twitter<\/a> seems to be the most popular hub for professionals within academic circles. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In a survey of 711 academics, Lupton (2014) found that <\/i><\/b>nearly 90% of them use Twitter for their professional work<\/i><\/b><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Did you know that, on an average, more than 350,000 tweets are posted every minute<\/a>? An incredible number, isn\u2019t it? Must be rather difficult to participate in, or even keep track of, trending Twitter discussions; especially with your hectic schedules and overflowing workloads. But don\u2019t worry! We\u2019re here to point you in the right directions and help you stay on top of trending tweets. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So what was cooking in the world of \u201cAcademic Twitter\u201d through the month of February? What caught people\u2019s attention? Here\u2019s a quick roundup of some of the more popular Twitter discussions in February:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>#WomeninScience:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

February 11 was celebrated as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science<\/a> and the hashtag – #WomeninScience – was picked up by many to discuss, recognize, and pay tribute to some of the most remarkable female minds in science and academia. In addition, several #WomeninScience<\/a> posted selfies and proudly declared which areas of research they pursue. This inspired several powerful hashtags such as #IAmAPhysicist<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0#IamaChemist<\/a>. Here are some of the trending Twitter threads for #WomeninScience<\/a> that you simply shouldn\u2019t miss:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Finding women in tech shouldn’t be this hard. On #WomenInScience<\/a> Day, speak up against gender bias in STEM! pic.twitter.com\/TtudWUCvHv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UN Women (@UN_Women) February 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n