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Tip of the Week #352

By Bernard Appiah | Aug. 24, 2017

Seeing is believing

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Tips on communicating research to policymakers and the public

By AuthorAID Team | Aug. 18, 2017 | Research skills Research communication Influencing policy

Wisdom Dube, Programme Policy Officer at the United Nations World Food Programme in Zimbabwe, gives some insights into effectively sharing research findings with a broader, non-specialist audience.

Research …

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Tip of the Week #351

By Bernard Appiah | Aug. 16, 2017

False savings

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Tip of the Week #350

By Bernard Appiah | Aug. 09, 2017

Don't assume

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The ingredients of successful research collaboration

By Rahab W. Muinga | Aug. 08, 2017 | Research skills Collaboration

Dr Rahab Muinga, an animal nutritionist based in Kenya, shares her top tips for effective research collaboration with other scientists

When I look back at my career path, I …

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When Can You Use Copyrighted Work without Permission?

By Barbara Gastel | Aug. 06, 2017 | Research skills

Highlights of a workshop on fair use

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Tip of the Week #349

By Bernard Appiah | Aug. 02, 2017

We know already

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Tip of the Week #348

By Bernard Appiah | Jul. 26, 2017

Boil it down

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Ways to improve your academic writing and editing (part 2)

By AuthorAID Team | Jul. 25, 2017 | Research writing Research skills

In the second of a two-part blog post, PhD student and AuthorAID mentor Rachel Strohm shares her top tips on editing your academic writing

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Tip of the Week #352

Tips on communicating research to policymakers and the public

Tip of the Week #351

Tip of the Week #350

The ingredients of successful research collaboration

When Can You Use Copyrighted Work without Permission?

Tip of the Week #349

Tip of the Week #348

Ways to improve your academic writing and editing (part 2)

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