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How I Learned to Create Science Communication Videos on my Smartphone

July 23, 2020October 7, 2021 Scott Pilkington

Editor’s note: In this article, Scott writes about a workshop series he attended through the Science Media Centre. The workshop series is on again soon, and if you’re fast, you […]

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Getting Started Writing your Thesis and Beating Writer’s Block

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Scott Pilkington

Generally, when I sit down to write something new – whether that be my thesis or a blog post – it feels huge and daunting. I just don’t know how […]

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Accessibility Matters: How to make your work more accessible

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Scott Pilkington

To me, one of the biggest frustrations in doing research is that it is usually very poorly communicated, both in how/where/to whom it is communicated (i.e. academic jargon in a […]

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Keeping Motivated on your Research during Lockdown

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Scott Pilkington

Right now, along with several other countries around the world, Aotearoa is in lockdown and people are confined to their own homes. Maintaining motivation to work on your research can […]

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Shut Up and Write: AKA How to Turn Nothing into Writing

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Scott Pilkington

I know it sounds too good to be true, but this method of working helps you to spit out pages of writing. Now, I didn’t say it was perfect writing, […]

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Why You Should Volunteer for a Conference

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Scott Pilkington

Last week I had the great fortune to help out with the ICOM (International Council of Museums) joint conference on training and development in regional museums. It was a 5-day […]

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