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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Meet the winners of the 2025 <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DanceYourPhD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanceYourPhD</span></a> contest<br>It's time again to honor the winners of the annual Dance Your PhD contest, where eager young scientists attempt to convey the concepts of their doctoral theses through dance. <br>There are four broad categories—physics, chemistry, biology, and social science—liberally defined. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/meet-the-winners-of-the-2025-dance-your-phd-contest/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">5/meet-the-winners-of-the-2025-dance-your-phd-contest/</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PhD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhD</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhDLife</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PhDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhDChat</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>You don't have to do Q&amp;A at the end</p><p>You can do it earlier leaving you 5mins to wrap up. This lets you control the last thing they see and hear, rather than teh quesions. </p><p>What do you want to leave them with?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
Young Modellers in Ecology<p>What a great crew at the 2025 <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/YoMos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YoMos</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workshop</span></a>! If you want to read a <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/recap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recap</span></a> of what the workshop was like for us (including more photos!), please check out this <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/blogpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blogpost</span></a> on our homepage:</p><p><a href="https://www.yomos.org/post/yomos-2025-recap" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yomos.org/post/yomos-2025-reca</span><span class="invisible">p</span></a></p><p>Kick-off meeting for 2026 is happening in 2 weeks! Get in touch now if you want to get involved 🦊 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ecoevo.social/@gfoe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gfoe</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/modelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modelling</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/phd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phd</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/phdchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phdchat</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>How fit all your research into a short talk...</p><p>Don't. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
EERA_edu<p><a href="https://bildung.social/tags/EmergingResearchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergingResearchers</span></a> former link convenor Saneeya Qureshi on "What is the Emerging Researchers' Group?" <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/ERG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERG</span></a> @SaneeyaQ <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/EERAblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EERAblog</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/ECRchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ECRchat</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/EduSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EduSci</span></a> <a href="https://blog.eera-ecer.de/what-is-the-emerging-researcher-group/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.eera-ecer.de/what-is-the-</span><span class="invisible">emerging-researcher-group/</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>Generally speaking*, avoid standing behind things. </p><p>Desks, computers, lecterns, we want to connect with audiences and having a literal barrier between you and them hampers that connection.</p><p>*There are exeptions to every 'rule'</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
EERA_edu<p>Check out former ERG Link Convenor Saneeya Qureshi's blog "What is the Emerging Researchers' Group?" <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/EmergingResearchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergingResearchers</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/ERG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERG</span></a> @SaneeyaQ <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/ECRchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ECRchat</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/EERAblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EERAblog</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/EduSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EduSci</span></a> <a href="https://blog.eera-ecer.de/what-is-the-emerging-researcher-group/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.eera-ecer.de/what-is-the-</span><span class="invisible">emerging-researcher-group/</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>STOP PUTTING STUFF ON A SLIDE AND THEN NOT TALKING ABOUT IT!!! </p><p>If its not important then why is it there?</p><p>If it is important then why don’t you mention it!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>How long does it take you to understand new graph of figure when you read it in a paper?</p><p>5 mins?<br>10?</p><p>Need to go away, have a cuppa, and come back to it?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a> 🧵<br>1/3</p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>Right, let me talk about slide templates. </p><p>Most universities have an official slide template everyone is told to use. </p><p>More often than not these are rubbish.</p><p>Focusing on splashing the university logo around so much there is no space for actual content.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>I’m going to call it out… just stop putting lots of text one your slides. You know its bad, I know its bad, everyone knows its bad… so can we just not?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
Dr. Justin<p>Première semaine de contrat, mais déjà de nombreux projets au programme !<br>Cette semaine, je participe à deux séminaires pour présenter mes travaux.<br>Aujourd'hui, je serai au séminaire organisé par les jeunes chercheurs de mon laboratoire, qui portera sur l’incertitude. Lors de ce colloque, je reviendrai sur un élément de ma thèse : les séismes ayant frappé Strasbourg en 2019 et 2020. Il sera bien sûr question d’incertitude, mais surtout de la manière dont ces séismes ont permis une prise de conscience du sous-sol auprès des habitants et des élus locaux. Ces derniers cherchent désormais à reprendre le contrôle de cette question, notamment à travers la mise en place de mécanismes de gouvernance territorialisée.<br>Demain, direction la région parisienne ! Sur l’invitation de deux chercheurs du LATTS, je montrerai comment le sous-sol peut contribuer à la transition énergétique. Je prendrai l’exemple de deux filières, la géothermie et le lithium, pour illustrer comment une politique publique se traduit par le développement de projets concrets. Je montrerai également comment ces projets « atterrissent » sur les territoires pour y être débattus, soulevant ainsi des questions sur les enjeux démocratiques de la transition et des choix opérés. <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/PhdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhdChat</span></a> <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/ESR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESR</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>“I just let the data speak for itself”</p><p>Risky! </p><p>Different audiences will take away different meanings from the same data. The audience hasn’t got the time to consider all the nuances - cut to the chase and tell them the meaning they should take away.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presentations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presentations</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>“It’s more of a comment than a question.” </p><p>We’ve all been there – and you don’t have to put up with it. If you’re the speaker, you own the space. Tactfully suggest that you’re prioritising people with questions? Roll your eyes? Throw things at them? The choice is yours!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presentations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presentations</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>“But that’s the way talks have always been done!” – academia has a huge status quo bias, change is slow. </p><p>Embrace your rebellious side and go do your talks differently! Audiences get bored, so novelty is a big asset. And by doing it YOUR WAY, it’ll be more honest, authentic, and genuine.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
Wim Van Mierlo<p>This looks like an interesting training event for postgrads and doctoral researchers in literary studies: stylometry and keystroke logging analysis using R and AntConc.</p><p><a href="https://pala2025.com/summer-school/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pala2025.com/summer-school/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/digitalhumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalhumanities</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dh</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/phdchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phdchat</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/researchtraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>researchtraining</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>What do I do with my hands? </p><p>They can direct the audience’s attention to the right place, add emphasis to what you say, &amp; provide variety to keep the audience engaged.</p><p>They can also indicate: big things, small things, precise things, vague things, contrasting things, &amp; connected things.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>Presenting to small audiences</p><p>If there’s 6 people or less, then you have a very intimate setting. </p><p>Full on PPT to 5 or 6 people gets a bit awkward. </p><p>So instead, make it a conversation or discussion. Don't be afraid to throw out your plan if the context changes.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>Remember: the slides are for the audience, not for you the presenter. </p><p>If you’re putting stuff on your slides to help you remember what’s next, try another way. </p><p>Presenter view in PPT lets you have notes for each slide, or cue cards work too, but best of all, learn the talk.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a></p>
Duncan Yellowlees 🎓💬<p>Giving a talk? </p><p>Don't let the tech take you by surprise.</p><p>Figure out beforehand: what kind of mic is it, should I bring my own clicker, can I just plug in my laptop, what is my backup plan? Be prepared - it helps with the nerves and gives you confidence.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PHDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHDChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presentations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presentations</span></a></p>
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