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Engage: Social Media Talks

Oxford University•www.oucs.ox.ac.uk
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Lunchtime talks delivered during the social media term at Oxford University covering a wide variety of social media topics.
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Episodes

Blogging and Twitter

Elizabeth Eva Leach, Tutorial Fellow in Music at Oxford, disseminates her research through her blog as well as using Twitter to encourage succinct scholarly exchange. In this talk Elizabeth brings to light the benefits of Twitter and blogging for academic impact.

Nov 26, 2012•46 min

Social Media and your Career

How can social media become career tools? In this talk Lucy Hawkins, Careers Adviser at the University of Oxford, reveals the techniques of how to use social media for information gathering, active self-marketing and networking.

Nov 26, 2012•48 min

Copyright in the Digital Age

Emily Goodhand is the Copyright and Compliance Officer at the University of Reading. She has a strong Twitter presence as @copyrightgirl and is Vice-Chairman of the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA). This talk will give listeners the confidence to deal with UK copyright law in the fast-paced digital age.

Nov 26, 2012•43 min

Rethinking impact with social media

Oxford-based researcher Nando Sigona started his blog "Postcards from..." in 2008. Since then his use of social media has expanded into Twitter and Podcasting to engage wider communities in his research on migration, asylum and minority issues. Nando presents on what he does and why it works.

Nov 26, 2012•30 min

Some people visit the Web. Other people live there.

Using his own research on what motivates individuals to become more 'Resident' online, David White will explore the pros and cons of developing a professional online persona and what it takes to get started.

Oct 18, 2012•49 min

Would you blog the truth?

Peter Gill discusses the power of the blog for knowledge exchange and communicating the truth behind health research findings to wider audiences.

Oct 18, 2012•52 min

What does Marcus du Sautoy do with Social Media?

At the launch of the 'Engage' programme, Professor Marcus du Sautoy discusses the role that digital technologies play in his work as the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University.

Oct 18, 2012•56 min
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