A workshop designed for academics who want to incorporate Twitter in their work. Covered topics include why academic Twitter, tips on setting up a profile, visual abstracts, threads, and job searches.

1. @EdiTweetShop

2. #academictwitter
5th February 2020 - 6.30pm
@JCMB 1206C - KB Campus

3. About Us
Redon Niklas Karen
@Red44870056 @niklasjlang @KarenTrippler

4. Who else is on twitter?

5. • 2014: 13% of all Scientists
(Nature online survey: here! )
• 2020:
Who’s on twitter?
“Twitter is a great tool for researchers [...] it's fantastic
for meeting new people and keeping up to date with
research developments.”[1]
[1] https://www.nature.com/news/comments-7.19051

7. Why #academictwitter?
● Scientific Newsfeed
● Engaging with Scientific Community
● Find Answers
● Public Engagement
● Networking
● Improve writing style
● Fun

8. What to expect today?
• Academic Twitter Profile
• Scientific Newsfeed
• Threads
• Visual Abstracts
• Twitter as a Search Engine
• Jobs on Twitter

9. Your Twitter Profile
A creative CV?
Facebook: @jadethesablegsd

10. Your Profile
Handle
Profile Name
Bio

11. Setting up your Profile
● Chose a handle you will be happy with 5
years from now
● Pick a good Picture
● Write a BIO!
● Add a website link
● Set a main topic/intention for your
account

12. Your Bio
● Show Titles/Affiliations
● Your (Research) Interests
● Disclosure: “Views are my own”[1]
● Be mindful about including Religion, Politics or,
Sexuality
● You can include Emojis
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nolanfeeney/2013/06/11/twitter-disclaimers-views-my-own-retweets-not-endorsements-social-media-law/#41c7eba231ae

13. What the twitter?
The Basics of #TwitterLanguage
@ tags a user in a post (they will get a notification that you
mentioned them) (the Harvard Referencing of Twitter if
you want)
# used to link posts to general topics (helps to set a
theme for your post)
#AcademicTwitter
RT ReTweet
DM Direct Message
For an amusing afternoon: https://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/Twitter_Dictionary_Guide.asp

14. Do’s and Don’ts
● Use meaningful Hashtags
● #Don’t #hashtag #every #word
● Tag people when you share their work
● Don’t expect an (immediate) response every time
you tag someone
● Congratulate people for their work and
achievements
● Constructive feedback/comments on papers and
research
● Don’t engage with abusive/”bad” accounts
● Link Twitter to your work
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/10/19/how-academics-can-use-twitter-most-effectively-essay

15. ● Journals
● Labs and institutes
● Research colleagues
Your scientific news feed
Just FOLLOW...

17. ● Journals
● Labs and institutes
● Research colleagues
● Paper Bots
Your scientific news feed
Just FOLLOW...

18. Paper Bots?
Search Term: Drosophila papers

20. so what’s #academictwitter
all about?
making science more open and easily
accessible
democratization of critique of science
feedback and help from the scientific
community

21. Your Content
● What you read online/offline
● Drafts/Ideas/Thoughts
● What you have written/published
● Conferences and Events
● Videos and Photos
TWEET TWEET TWEET
But about what????

22. New Ways of
Communicating Science
Threads
Visual Abstracts
Art

23. Tweet threads
What’s a thread?
● a series of concatenated tweets
Why tweet in a thread?
● want to tell a story? explain something
complex? share ideas that build upon
each other? or just struggling with
twitter’s character limit?

24. Click on the + Button
Indicate it’s a thread!

28. Visual Abstracts
What’s a visual abstract?
● a miniature poster: mostly a picture or video
summarizing the most important findings of a paper
Why visual abstracts?
● many findings are best described with figures,
emojis, animations or videos etc.
● you don’t want to read a whole abstract when
scrolling through your feed, do you?
● pictures and videos get far more attention on
twitter!

31. Art
Live Sketching of Scientific Talks
@ATJCagan | Sanger Institute

32. © Alex Cagan | Sanger Institute

33. Art
stunning scientific illustrations
@beatascienceart | UC San Diego, US

34. © Beata Mierzwa | UC San Diego

35. Twitter’s search engine
Or how to search with hashtags

36. How to Search for Hashtags or Topics of
Interest on Twitter

37. You should be greeted with this page

38. You can click “Show this
thread” to show the
discussion happening
underneath this tweet

39. On Mobile

40. 10 hashtags worth checking out...
• #academictwitter
• #AcWri
• #ScholarSunday
• #WriteThatPhD
• #RuinADateWithAnAcademicInFiveWords
• #WomenInAcademia
• #WomenInSTEM
• #BlackAcademics
• #lgbtstem
… and some insights when to use them!

41. Job offers
#AcademicJobs
How to use twitter as a tool to
expand your career opportunities

42. Extend Your Reach!
● Build your clout and get discovered!
● Write a short bio of your published articles or
whatever you’ve been working on
● Add a hashtag and a shortened link
● Share what you find academically interesting!
● Tweet about interesting articles not published
by you

43. Networking
● Follow key people in field
● Stay up to date with industry and profession
● Learn about upcoming conferences

44. Search for jobs!
● Similar to how we searched for hashtags, we can do the
same with jobs!
● Job openings are live
● Play around with field, position, and location
● Follow @AcademicJobs

45. Generic Job Search Hashtags
● #Hiring or #NowHiring
● #Jobs
● #Careers
● #TweetMyJobs
● #JobOpening
● #JobListing
● #JobPosting
● #HR
● #Graduate Jobs

46. Formula for Finding Your
Dream Job
1. generic job hashtag: position
+
1. position you’re looking for: PhD
+
1. scientific field you’re interested in: organoids
+
1. city/uni: stanford
#Remember to sort by latest!

48. But Wait, There’s More!
Bookmarks and Lists

49. Bookmarks
Save your favorite tweets for future
reference!

50. How to Bookmark

52. On Mobile

53. Curated Twitter Lists

54. What is a twitter list?
● A personalised group of twitter
accounts!
● Create your own or subscribe to
others!

61. FUN, FUN, FUN

64. #AcademicChatter
Blow off steam and keep up to date with
this hashtag

66. Videos used
• https://twitter.com/erturklab/status/1
205203991723991041
• https://twitter.com/OdedRechavi/statu
s/1208636744033325056
• https://twitter.com/Brink_Thinker/stat
us/1218707038613770243