Workshop for PhD students from the Political Sciences at Ghent University 7 steps on the path of enlightenment to becoming a samurai scientist

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3. Purpose of presentation:
- Context of societal value creation & impact
- Paired with social media as specific tool
Exercises at the end (also Q&A)
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4. There’s no glory in being a stealthy asshole.
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5. That’s not how science and even academic life works.
There’s a new punch line (though not a great fan of either one)
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6. There’s nothing wrong with being visible
Besides the new punch line there is also a ‘new’ form of research
> In any event: it has been given a name and attention
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7. Buzzwords are impact and altmetrics
there’s more to research output than pubs patents
New tools and websites fill the void
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8. So, even though similarities are sometimes uncanny, be proud to be a samurai and not a
back-stabbing ninja
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9. Be firmly grounded in society
Be at the service of a community
Share, engage, listen, pay attention
And this is where this concept of societal value creation comes in
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10. A world of possibilities – in all stages of research
Make use of expertise current research
Collaborate and network
Great opportunity in Ghent University Museum
But also through your research itself!
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11. Loads of possibilities at output side of spectrum (focus of rest of presentation)
Cherry on the cake but not as add-on
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12. In that respect it is important to KNOW THE YAKUZA
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13. Go-to people
Minimal requirement: deposit in Biblio open access mandate + stable URL (DOI)
Website: toolbox and info is coming
Resources: separate hand-out + funding
Create community / network around you
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14. A clear given in science (communication) is the digital reality. So get with it and don’t
become the last samurai.
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15. Everyone is online online is everything
Remember where your audience is (public, peers, journalists, politicians, vips)
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16. Diagram of the networked teacher
Similar picture for researcher
Using digital tools on a daily basis
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17. There is now such a thing as online academic social networks this also creates
expectations
“if you are not online in the kind of places I review below, then you are for all intents and
purposes in the modern, digital world not an active academic. “
But let’s zoom in on other social media (not stuff like Figshare, Zenodo, Zotero…)
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19. - When choosing your weapons keep this at the back of your mind
- Then think at what you want to achieve and which socmed serve your purpose
- Some examples: training at Library Lab Humanities
- Aim for sybiosis and enhancement of activities
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20. Multi-author blogs, Guest blogger
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21. My weapon of choice ☺
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25. I’ve already mentioned many benefits of for example Twitter
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26. Timing and complementarity are everything
But for those looking at hard evidence within the current academic climate some
experiments
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27. Let me finish with the final step in your quest to become a social samurai
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28. Nuanced story
Specifically looking at blogging and Twitter
Not everyone is a fan or naturally gifted or even at ease also criticism of peers or
mentors
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29. Back to research by Nature
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30. Are we evolving towards more of the same? Academic attention economy (cf.
Kardashian Index)
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