Rising Scholars News
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Guest post: How can I choose the right conference to attend and present research?
Mohamed Mostafa introduces the Think. Check. Attend. Initiative and shares some tips for choosing the right conference (and avoiding fake ones)
A beginner’s guide to avoiding ‘predatory’ journals (using your critical thinking skills)
Six steps to avoiding predatory journals
Sharing your research with communities? Be ready to lose control
AuthorAID mentor Ayo Ojebode shares his experiences of how research uptake can happen in unexpected ways
5 tips for researchers hoping to influence policy
INASP's Emily Hayter suggests five tips for AuthorAID researchers on how to influence research uptake.
Effective budgeting for research
AuthorAID mentor Rachel Strohm shares some tips and resources on research budgeting.
Free data analysis using R
In this blog post, Alan Parker – scientific consultant and physical chemist at Rational Formulation – explains how the free software ‘R’ can be used for data analysis.
Designing Figures for Publications and Presentations
Some principles to follow
Why medical professionals should conduct research
In this post, Farooq Rathore – a physician and researcher based in Pakistan – explains why it is both important and beneficial for medical professionals (particularly those based in LMICs) …
How to establish productive research collaborations
With the scientific and scholarly research environment becoming ever more complex and demanding, establishing external collaborations is rapidly turning into a key survival skill. In this post, Richard de Grijs, …
Peer review: What to remember when reading reviewers’ critiques
In this blog post, Dr Amber Murrey discusses how to respond to peer review, and why authors shouldn’t focus exclusively on reviewers’ critiques.
During a discussion at a five-day academic …