Early career research

A guide for academics to using social media as a powerful tool to share and amplify their work and build professional networks, by David Riley

A University of Adelaide team on what can be done to enhance community for higher degree by research students and how to ensure they see this culture from the outside

Strategies for writing effective abstracts for conference and research papers

How to shape a mentoring scheme to help graduate teaching assistants develop their instructional practice and gain professional qualifications

Key considerations for researchers when choosing an academic publisher and preparing their pitch

To answer the common question posed by researchers, ‘how can I improve my academic writing?’, Anne Wilson outlines three simple steps that can help

Instead of hiding from failure in shame and despair, and on the way to normalising it, we should learn how to better narrate it, says Lucas Lixinski

Rejection is part of academic life. Leaders should share their own stories of failure to help others through theirs, says Tracy Nevatte

How to build a supportive community of practice and peer learning through the simple practice of meeting online to ‘shut up and write’

Don’t be afraid to rework your scholarship for a mass audience. Find the narrative in your research and build relationships with commissioning editors, says Matthew Flinders