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If you are managing a project for the first time and feel unprepared to face the challenges setting up a project requires, this article will provide five tips to create…
Your elevator pitch is all about promoting yourself in a few sentences. Just like a good movie trailer does, you must hook your listeners' attention so that they want to…
A general view about researchers is that they are a recluse community that seldom leaves their labs and the ivory tower. This has changed over the past few years. Across…
Live tweeting not only helps raise awareness but also increases engagement and draws attention. Arming yourself with the right tools, preparing your tweets in advance,…
Getting grants is vital for researchers to carry out their research. Most researchers, particularly the early career researchers, may feel confused about which grants…
This case study taken from The Evolution of Impact Indicators: From bibliometrics to altmetrics, a free ebook co-produced by Scholastica and Altmetric, explains how a…
Being an independent researcher may have different implications based on your current career phase. While funding is often the first thing that comes to mind when we…
Verbal communication is becoming increasingly important for academic success. Here are some tips for effective verbal communication in situations you might commonly find…
From my personal experience, I know how difficult it is to get into an international PhD program: it took me three years and dozens of applications to finally achieve my…
Dr. Tida Ge holds a BSc in Soil and Plant Nutrition from Huazhong Agricultural University, China; an MSc in Crop Cultivation and Farming from Qingdao Agricultural…