Between January and December 2015 the LSE Impact
blog received over 1 million unique page hits and has released
its most popular posts this year. Among the top 5 most viewed articles this
year is a post by PhD student Wasim Ahmed, from
the Information School. The post proved to be very popular among the social
media research community, and has strengthened relationships between the
Information School and industry providers of social media data. With over a million page views this year and
over 28 thousand followers on Twitter, Wasim noted that the LSE impact blog is
a fantastic place to disseminate research.
We are pleased to announce that Dr Kate Miltner has joined the UK Young Academy, an interdisciplinary network of early-career professionals and researchers working together to tackle pressing global and local challenges and promote lasting change. Dr Miltner is among the 42 emerging leaders from across the UK selected as the newest members of the UK Young Academy. The new members come from a wide range of sectors, with backgrounds in political science, engineering, government, communications and the creative and performing industries, and more. As members of the UK Young Academy, they will have the opportunity to take action on both local and global issues. Through interdisciplinary projects and working across sectors, they will bridge gaps, drive innovation, and develop the solutions needed to address critical challenges – all while advancing their professional development and contributing to a global network of Young Academies focused on achieving positive outcomes. "I'm tru...
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