How to make your research instafamous? - 2023

Instagram has almost 1,5 billion users worldwide and is the perfect place to show in an attractive and very visual way what your research is all about. Storytelling is key and the creative possibilities are endless. Importantly, being open about your research can have a beneficial influence on your further career.

Don't know how to start or how to get the best results? Kristof D'hanens (I Like Media) will guide you through this social network and surprise you with a lot of good cases and examples in this inspiring talk.

How do you use captions and hashtags? What is the difference between Reels and Stories? And how can Instagram Guides be useful for you as a researcher? After this talk, you know everything you need to know to communicate professionally about your research on Instagram.

Programme:

14:00-15:30     Talk
15:30-16:00     Q&A

Learning outcome

After having attended this session, you will

• know how to present your research on Instagram in various ways
• know in which ways the use of Instagram can benefit your further career

Competences

An important part of preparing for any further professional step is becoming (more) aware of the competences you have developed and/or want to develop. In the current workshop, the following competences from the UHasselt competency overview are actively dealt with:

• personal effectiveness
  • entrepreneurship
  • self-development
• interpersonal competences
  • presentation skills

For whom?

• All UHasselt researchers

When?

• January 20, 2023 - 14:00-16:00.

Where?

• Campus Diepenbeek, building D, room A109.

Registration?

• Registration is closed.
• Please cancel your registration at least one week in advance in case you cannot make it (cf. cancellation & no-show policy).

Acknowledged as?

• DS S&T: category 'scientific & generic communication' - course about scientific and generic communication
• DS HLS: category 'transferable skills' - compulsory elective course
• DS BSH: category 'research management & communication skills' - course/workshop aimed at developing research (management) skills