October 23, 2017
Today’s students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Continue reading Students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens
September 29, 2017
It’s said that everyone has at least one book in them. If you think you’re ready to get started on writing yours, that’s great. If the process of writing is putting you off though, don’t worry. These 10 tips will help you get started and help you achieve your writing goals. Continue reading 10 Tips To Help All Beginner Writers Get Started
September 25, 2017
Main Goal of the Conference:
To define a role of Russian and foreign digital resources and services, their development and efficient use in realization of governmental policy aimed at increasing the level of Russian education and science, quality of Russian scholarly publications, development of the system of Russian periodicals and an increase in the Russian presence in a scope of the world scientific information. Continue reading The 5th NEICON International Conference «Electronic Resources for Research and Education: Development, Promotion and Use»
September 11, 2017
Writers are always on the lookout for tools that could enhance their writing skills. Polishing one’s skills in accordance with changing trends is extremely important. It helps one stay upbeat and prevents existing skill-set from getting outdated. While there is an entire array of online tools that could bring out the best writer in you, we have picked the 7 best ones for you. This blog highlights seven online tools that could immensely contribute in raising your writing standards. Continue reading 7 Essential Online Tools to Raise Your Writing Standards
August 31, 2017
The dissertation process is a long journey with many twists and turns. Before you set out, you must decide on the topic that will determine both your path and your final destination. This webinar will help you decide if your topic has a “heart.” Continue reading Finding and Focusing Your Dissertation Topic: Setting Out on Your Dissertation Journey
August 4, 2017
With more than a million scientific papers produced each year, keeping on top of the latest research is becoming an impossible task. That’s why a growing number of scientists are having computers trawl through thousands of research papers at once for raw data and text. Now, in one of the largest text and data mining exercises ever conducted, scientists say they have identified the best way to do such searches, which could improve the hunt for everything from new drug targets to genes that have not been studied in detail. Continue reading Analyze millions of scientific papers all at once
July 24, 2017
High-quality writing is the cornerstone of professional development and each student needs to perfect those skills to become relevant in academic circles. It’s not a freestyle activity and it demands hard work, a lot of practice and learning. Continue reading How to Improve Your Academic Writing Skills: 5 Proven Ways
July 21, 2017
While time management apps help us configure and control our schedules, it is still best to exercise time management skills and create a habit out of them. Maximum productivity, after all, is reached when one is able to produce more results in a shorter period of time.
To help you kickstart that habit, here’s a rundown of seven of the most effective tricks and tips to establish better time management! Continue reading Take 7: Seven Tips For A Better Organization Of Your Time
July 3, 2017
Today, researchers are under a lot of pressure to secure funds for their conducting their work. For early to mid-career researchers, discovering the right grant opportunities and going through application processes are challenging and time-consuming endeavors that don’t always translate into success. Continue reading Funding Hacks for Researchers
June 22, 2017
Way back in 2010, Michael C. Munger, a political scientist at Duke University, wrote a terrifically helpful essay called “10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly.” Those tips are still plenty useful, and things haven’t gotten much better on the scholarly writing front. Continue reading Scholars Talk Writing: Michael C. Munger
