Academic Writing
More funders and journals now ask for a summary in everyday language. It is harder than a scientific abstract, because you drop the jargon but keep the precisio
Academic Careers
Your paper might be read in full by a few hundred people. A good public piece can reach tens of thousands, but only if you reverse the structure you are used to
Academic Careers
When promotion or review comes round, many academics spend weeks digging through old emails to remember five years of work. A ten-minute weekly evidence log tur
Academic Careers
A project with a company can bring real data, funding and impact. It can also leave your paper in a drawer for two years because of a clause nobody read closely
Publishing & Peer Review
Most articles get most of their reads in the first weeks, then sink. A 30-day plan to reach peers and practitioners: a plain-language summary, an open copy, one
Academic Careers
Grant reviewers often assess dozens of proposals in a few weeks, on top of their day jobs. If your first page doesn't answer what, why and why now, the remainin
