
Dr Laura Wicks
@lcwicks
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Public Engagement Lead at Heriot-Watt University. Mum. DIY-er.
Edinburgh
Joined February 2009
RT @NethercurriePS: So proud of our P6 & P7 team who made it to the EPSSA Sportshall Athletics final yesterday at Meadowbank. We were the o….
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RT @JeminaNapier: Now visiting the @HeriotWattUni Orkney campus with great colleagues from the Research Engagement Directorate. Talking #im….
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RT @HRA_Latest: We’re launching nine new principles and hallmarks of good people-centred research. We’re asking the research community to….
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RT @JamieBGall: 13. Don't miss work opportunities.Follow organisational and institutional accounts and turn on notifications (do this from….
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RT @JamieBGall: 12. Content ideas?.If you are struggling what to say head to Google and search for your topic. Look at the "people also ask….
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RT @JamieBGall: 11. Make content accessible.Add alternate text to images (a brief description of what the image shows). Describe videos in….
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RT @JamieBGall: 10. Diversify your following.Listen to people and communities who are often excluded or marginalised.
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RT @JamieBGall: 9. Post frequency.Two rules of thumb: The longer the post the less frequent the posting & Post as often as you can. If you….
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RT @JamieBGall: 8. Use Link Tree.Linktrees are repositories of links (eg This means that from a single link in you….
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RT @JamieBGall: 7. Know who you are.Your bio is like your shop window in the hughstreet of social media. Choose some key words/terms that w….
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RT @JamieBGall: 6. Be nice.At your fingertips you have an almost effortless way to make someone day worse, or better or do nothing at all.….
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RT @JamieBGall: 5. Monitor your use.How does social media make you feel. If you feel angry, jealous, stressed or upset - it's time for a br….
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RT @JamieBGall: 4. Remember it is all an illusion.You see what people allow you to see. The perfect lives you see preformed on the social m….
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RT @JamieBGall: 3. Keep yourself safe.When encountering negative interactions remind yourself of a hierarchy of actions you can take:.Ignor….
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RT @JamieBGall: 2. Give more than you receive .Everyone wants more followers/replies/likes. Instead think about what you put into the syste….
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RT @JamieBGall: Some essential tips from my Social Media for Researchers workshop: .1. Batch cook content.Posting every day is tough. Sit d….
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RT @JamieBGall: Q: how to eval drop in activity? A fav of mine, when someone approaches ask a topic based Q (they can write/draw/speak). R….
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RT @UofG_SciEng_IAA: Dr @lcwicks of Heriot-Watt University @hwengage presents the Lothian Lugs (“ears”) project. The team worked with libra….
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