Research Retold
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3 times research made the news and why
Read more: 3 times research made the news and whyThis blog post looks at three times when research made the news and the reasons behind its media coverage. These research studies offer insights into work productivity, face recognition and microplastics pollution. The relationship between researchers and journalists has been the subject of controversy. On the one hand, researchers fear that their results will be misrepresented. On the other hand, journalists need to create content that will catch the public’s attention and may oversimplify things. However, researchers also believe they could benefit from having their work published in the media. The benefits include increasing the impact of their research, generating positive…
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5 Lessons from the Thriving Minds conference 2018
Read more: 5 Lessons from the Thriving Minds conference 2018This blog post touches on five lessons from the Thriving Minds conference 2018 organised by Thrive Law in Leeds. The event welcomed 60 participants from Yorkshire businesses, 12 speakers sharing their insights, stories and perspective on mental health and 9 interactive workshops. As mentioned in our post last week, our involvement related to the workbook the participants received on the day to assist them in achieving the core standards as recommended in the ‘Thriving at Work’ report. I took notes in my own workbook throughout the day and shared insights with my team. Lesson 1: Change starts from the top…
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Public Health Visual Summary for Dr Amy Barnes, Sheffield Uni
Read more: Public Health Visual Summary for Dr Amy Barnes, Sheffield UniThis blog post focuses on the step-by-step process of producing a visual summary for Dr Amy Barnes titled ‘Public Health Across the UK Nations: Policy and systems since national devolution’. Let´s begin! Step 1: Introductory Call & Research Consultation The first step in producing the visual summary was a 1-hour meeting with Amy. We discussed what aspects of the research paper she wanted to highlight, the audience and the intended use of the summary. What? Amy was keen to visually represent the complexity of how public health systems work, the findings of two main reviews across five categories, policy recommendations and a…
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Policy Brief for Dr Connelly, GLOBE, Warwick University
Read more: Policy Brief for Dr Connelly, GLOBE, Warwick UniversityThis blog post focuses on the step-by-step process of producing the third GLOBE policy brief, authored by Dr Stephen Connelly and titled: “The Future of UK-EU Corporate Mobility”. This brief is part of the GLOBE Centre Policy Brief Series launched in February 2018. The purpose of this series is to showcase the expertise of the researchers. We also wrote about the first and second policy briefs. Step 1: Introductory Call & Research Consultation The first step in the production of the policy brief was a call with Stephen, which covered: The call helped frame the process and place Stephen in the right mindset for producing the initial…
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New Visual Summary for Dr Jo Bates, Sheffield Uni
Read more: New Visual Summary for Dr Jo Bates, Sheffield UniI met Dr Jo Bates from the University of Sheffield during a ‘Data and Society’ module as part of my Data Science MSc. I enjoyed her course because it made us think about data ethics in our society. After completing my course, she approached us to create a visual summary based on her research. This blog post focuses on the step-by-step process of producing a visual summary for Dr Jo Bates, Dr Yu-Wei Lin and Dr Paula Goodale titled ‘Data Journeys’. Step 1: Introductory Call & Research Consultation The first step in producing the visual summary was a 1-hour meeting…
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Policy Brief for Dr Kokkinis, GLOBE, Warwick University
Read more: Policy Brief for Dr Kokkinis, GLOBE, Warwick UniversityI was introduced to Dr Andreas Kokkinis and Dr Celine Tan from Warwick University after creating a 4-page visual summary on labour standards for Dr James Harrison. While impressed with the stand-alone document that was presented to policymakers in Brussels with great success and impact, Andreas and Celine had their minds on something else. They wanted to launch a policy brief series across the GLOBE centre, short for the Centre for Law, Regulation & Governance of the Global Economy. I was intrigued by this initiative and saw it as an opportunity to harness our expertise.Do you want to know more about what they had…
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Research presented as illustrations and infocomics
Read more: Research presented as illustrations and infocomicsThis post explores why research presented as illustrations and infocomics can be an effective communication tool. We discuss the definition of illustrations and infocomics and show examples from academia. Are you ready to find out how illustrations and infocomics can be useful for presenting research? Let’s begin! What are illustrations and infocomics? Before we offer an introductory definition, it is worth mentioning that the reason these two formats are discussed together in this post is because they have similarities in design in that they are more free-flowing, creative and certainly most time-consuming to produce than the types mentioned in previous…
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Policy Briefs – Ways to Present Research
Read more: Policy Briefs – Ways to Present ResearchThis blog focuses on four important aspects of writing policy briefs, offering practical examples of their structure. In contrast to infographics and visual summaries, the clue is in the name with policy briefs. The policy angle is key when producing a policy brief. Therefore, research findings must be presented with the intention to be applicable or useful for real-life policy scenarios. Are you ready to find out more about presenting research in a policy brief? Let’s begin! A simple Google search with the terms ‘policy brief’ generates 21,100,000 results in 31 seconds. This is a daunting number and can make…
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Creating a visual summary of your research
Read more: Creating a visual summary of your researchThis post explores the topic of creating a visual summary of your research findings. We start by offering a definition of visual summaries and their use for research communication. We then discuss how to plan ahead and organise your content, focusing on the key messages, visuals, and call to action. Are you ready to find out how a visual summary can be useful for presenting research findings? Let’s begin! What are visual summaries? You could associate visual summaries with the ‘Executive Summary’ or ‘Abstract’ of a research paper. See this example below from Tufte and Obregón’s article. Image source: Wiley…