Putting the final touches to your publication can be one of the proudest moments in life, at least until you ask yourself "who is going to read this?". It's a good question. Dr Strangelove asked the right questions: Why keep this a secret? Why not tell the world!?
People only care about what they know about, and so making them listen to why they should care about your research matters. In this blog post, we share some of the best ways to get the masses interested in your research outputs, whether you are considering how to promote research for an undergraduate project or looking to share your first published paper.
The Portsmouth student bucket list: 15 things to do for under £20 (in total!)
University is about more than lectures and deadlines. Whether you're new to Portsmouth or returning for another year, here's a student-friendly bucket list of memorable experiences you can complete without breaking the bank. With the start of a new academic year approaching, it's easy to focus on timetables, reading lists and assessment deadlines, but the memories you will make of university will often happen outside the classroom.
Here's just a few suggestions to add to your bucket list challenge - see how many of these Portsmouth experiences you can tick off during the year - can you manage them all for less than £20 in total this coming year?
Good and bizarre news stories from around the world
If you miss the days when the news told you what had happened in the world, before it became an instrument of unending panic, you'll enjoy these good news stories from around the world of the wonderful, the hopeful, and the optimistic, and my absolute favourite - the downright bizarre.
Better browsing - getting the most from Edge and Chrome
The default browsing experience offered by modern browsers isn't for everyone. Bright, cluttered screens with unnecessary images and adverts can make web content unreadable for many people. Happily, for many websites, you can customise the look and feel with a couple of mouse clicks in modern browsers.
Both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome come bundled with features and free downloadable extensions that can turn your web browser into a screen reader, strip visually cluttered webpages back to simple text in your preferred font and colour scheme, and help you navigate and speed read pages with ease, and that's without using their built-in AI to translate, summarise or simplify page content.
