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During each Rising Scholars facilitated open course, participants submit their photos for the Capture Your Research Contest. The winner of Engaged Research 2024 contest is Asher Feroze! Read his interview …

The PhD journey is often described as a “lonely journey”; quite a sentiment echoed by many scholars and academics across the globe. From the earliest days of enrolment, students are …

We are inviting proposals from groups to deliver our well-established open course, Getting started with writing and publishing your research, running October-November 2025. This six-week course supports early career researchers …

This blog post is the second in a series spotlighting Rising Scholars contributors and the ways they've contributed. In this edition, we spotlight Felix Emeka Anyiam, a long-standing steward who …

This blog post is the first in a series spotlighting Rising Scholars contributors, and the ways they've contributed. In this post we hear from Farooq Rathore, who was a Tea …

Two years ago, I began my dissertation journey with little research experience, facing major hurdles like sample size calculation and writing the discussion section. Just before submission, a friend introduced …

This post refers to my research exploring appropriate methodology combinations and sequences (using LLMs) for short-term research, focusing on how inflation impacted U.S. income groups over a volatile 12-month period …

This post highlights serious risks while acknowledging the burdensome nature of peer review and the temptation to use AI for tasks like summarizing or polishing language. The post opines that …

We’re excited to launch the second cohort of the Digital Hub for Open Research in East Africa, a hub centred around a learning programme designed to support researchers in Tanzania, …

Giving feedback can be scary for researchers starting their careers when dealing with power dynamics or diverse groups. But helpful feedback is crucial for research: it makes work better, builds …