The use of infographics has seen a boom in 2013-2014 and for some talking about them in 2016 might seem a bit passé.
But it’s important to remember that some industries may not have been so quick to catch on with the trend and that there is still tremendous value in exploring the potential of infographics. This particular industry is called academia.
In this world, communicating research is not usually synonymous with high-quality visuals and graphics or explanatory diagrams that grab one’s attention.
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My participation in Research into the 21st Century

On the 7th of June 2016, I was invited to give a presentation to an academic audience about the link between infographics and research.

My 50-minute talk covered:

• General introduction to infographics
• How they can be applied in research
• How staff and students can explore them (list of DIY tools)
• Insight into my work and expertise
• How Research Retold came about
• Our portfolio of research papers we retold

The event was called ‘Research into the 21st Century‘, was organised by Andy Tattersall, Information Specialist at the University of Sheffield and took place at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) of the University of Sheffield.
Other topics covered topics were:

• Mobile apps for researchers
• Digital media hosting
• High performance computing
• Open access
• Altmetrics
• Research data
• White Rose publishing
• Research blogging

My talk is the 4th video in the playlist:
 

Thank you, Andy, for the invitation and look forward to more events in the future!
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