Amplified
messages: How hashtag activism and Twitter diplomacy converged at #ThisIsACoup
– and won, authored by PhD student Wasim Ahmed has been
published in the LSE Impact blog. The post is among the
most read this week, and has drawn retweets
from the mainstream media, and from
local community run organisations such as @HelpSheffield. Wasim noted that
the LSE impact is a fantastic platform to share blog posts, one of his
previous posts has received over 13 thousand hits.
Returning to Sheffield after more than a decade has been a mixture of nostalgia and new opportunities. I first came here in 2011 to complete my MA in Librarianship, and now, I find myself back as a visiting scholar at the Information School. My time as a visiting researcher at the University of Sheffield has been truly rewarding. I am an academic staff at Harran University in Turkey supported for this visit by Tubitak (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). This visit has been a great opportunity for my academic and professional development. I am conducting research on artificial intelligence within GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) institutions. I have especially valued the support of my supervisor Dr. Andrew Cox who has guided me through this process. He is an extremely helpful, supportive and understanding person. The University of Sheffield has provided me with an excellent working environment, surrounded by helpful staff and dynamic research...
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