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LinkedIn and social media networking — course for health science PhD students

Mike Young — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:49:00 +0000

PhD course at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences in Copenhagen. It is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except CBS) and for PhD students at graduate schools in the other Nordic countries!

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Why niche social platforms like iNaturalist matter to science

Mike Young — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:54:50 +0000

Forget viral content. Here is a quiet social platform where researcher impact comes from verified observations and open science

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Researchers are (also) stoking politics on Bluesky. Here is how to avoid it

Mike Young — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:31:41 +0000

When researchers migrated from X to Bluesky, the hope was for a quieter space. They wanted less outrage, and more science. But reality is biting back. So here are a few tips to avoid the politics anyway.

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For scholars, being kind could be contagious

Mike Young — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:58:13 +0000

A new paper argues that small, voluntary acts of kindness can ripple through communities, improving mental health. What might this mean for researchers on social media?

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What I learned from co-authoring a book

Mike Young — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:21:48 +0000

A few reflections on how co-writing a book has been a powerful experience for me.

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Call for experts: Social media for research impact

Mike Young — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:16:33 +0000

I (Mike) am writing a book on social media for research impact with Marcel Bogers — an expert on open and collaborative innovation. We appreciate your help!

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Labs on social media: The most followed research departments in the Nordic region

Mike Young — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:20:00 +0000

Which research institutions have a good Twitter presence in the Nordic region?

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Scientists on social media: The problems, the issues … and the solutions

Mike Young — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:37:41 +0000

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Scientists in Denmark — the top 100 on social media in 2022

Mike Young — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 05:21:08 +0000

Which scholars are surging ahead on the Danish social web?

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Peace and conflict professor: Twitter is my platform to influence decision-makers

Mike Young — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 04:51:16 +0000

In Uppsala, people may be waking up to the fact that they have a global opinion shaper in their midst

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