Did my ‘short-form writing for digital platforms’ teaching, part of a larger Medical Writing course in Copenhagen last week. Always great fun, lots of writing and learning, and elevator pitches for the participating scientists!

Provocative claims about social media for university comms teams: ▶️ Virality is a distraction. ▶️ Communicators encourage researchers to present results, not reveal doubts. ▶️ The job is their institution. It is not helping researchers help others. More: mikeyoungacademy.dk/i-asked-70-u...

I just got back from the Research Excellence Day at the NEOMA Business School in Paris, after doing a workshop on ‘Using AI tools to improve your research communication and networking’. Let me know in the comments if this is a theme that your institution would also be interested in exploring!

More for my elite group of newsletter subscribers 😊This month @silvertje.bsky.social on what the sunsetting of the 'like' button on websites signifies. Also @zephoria.bsky.social @juliametag.bsky.social and @wintterlin.bsky.social . Previous editions and join here: mikeyoungacademy.dk/newsletter/

My 'Research Impact with LinkedIn' workshop at DTU in Copenhagen last week focused on one thing: Finding the right people. We work with LinkedIn profiles and with posts, but the core is about linking up with the EXACT people who matter. Thanks to DTU Engineering Technology for inviting me!

Book signing! One batch of ‘Social Media for Research Impact’ for Christine Møller (with the cool shades!) of Medical Manuscripts. Books on the way for some lucky people in her network. My co-author @bogers.bsky.social is in the Netherlands. Wish you were here with us!

Academics and universities are still wrong about social media. My co-author @bogers.bsky.social and I argue in University World News @uniworldnews.bsky.social that most of the dominant negative social media narrative in academia is wrong! / THREAD www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Academics and universities are still wrong about social media. My co-author @bogers.bsky.social and I argue in University World News @uniworldnews.bsky.social that most of the dominant negative social media narrative in academia is wrong! / THREAD www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Telling people that I spent last Thursday evening in a cellar full of hooks and cool people has led to some follow‑up questions I hadn’t anticipated… 👀 Such a useful book! Happy to be there to celebrate the launch.

🗃️From the archive: "Whether they realise it or not, part of what folks are lamenting in the transition from Twitter to X is the way many of Musk’s recent policies have increased barriers to not just posting, but lurking as well." #X #Bluesky

Official launch of #SocialMediaforResearchImpact with @bogers.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks to everyone who showed up and made this a special day for us, including @courtneyherms.bsky.social , Malene David Juul Jensen and Raluca Stana. @routledgebooks.bsky.social

Wonderful thread: I am certainly going to read this!

I'll be joining the panel discussion on social media - my favorite thing I was involved with during my PhD. Come join in the talks!

Book launch of #SocialMediaforResearchImpact. Please tell your colleagues if you are in Copenhagen! 📅 19 February 2026, 15:00–17:00 📍 Munkekælderen, Frue Plads 4 (University of Copenhagen #UCPH) 🖊️ Registration link is here: forms.gle/2ePTNbCf6d17... Everyone is welcome! @bogers.bsky.social

I’ve been circling around this box from @routledgebooks.bsky.social for days. I was nervous about opening it. It was, after all, the end result of a full year of thinking, writing, and rethinking. It is a book about using social media slowly. So I approached it … slowly 🙂

Handing over the first copy of Social Media for Research Impact to the Rector of Eindhoven University of Technology. A small symbolic step — not about one university, but about opening up research so ideas can travel, connect, and matter. #SocialMediaForResearchImpact @tue.nl @mkeyoung.bsky.social

Today, the first physical copies of Social Media for Research Impact arrived! A short unboxing and reflection here: youtu.be/R1RK8EMEUYY More stories and insights from the book will follow. #SocialMediaForResearchImpact @mkeyoung.bsky.social @tue.nl

TWEETORIALS: They are still worth it! When scientists left Twitter/X, many also left the ‘tweetorial’ behind. That’s a pity. Because they are the perfect antidote to AI-generated slop on newsfeeds. Here is my latest blog: mikeyoungacademy.dk/tweetorials-... I appreciate any reposts! [Thread]

TWEETORIALS: They are still worth it! When scientists left Twitter/X, many also left the ‘tweetorial’ behind. That’s a pity. Because they are the perfect antidote to AI-generated slop on newsfeeds. Here is my latest blog: mikeyoungacademy.dk/tweetorials-... I appreciate any reposts! [Thread]

The loudest voices don't always win: In 2023, a scientific paper in the field of #glaciology was suddenly thrown into the climate wars. I interviewed one of the co-authors @juliaandreasen.bsky.social and appreciate any reposts! [Thread] mikeyoungacademy.dk/ice-sheet-or...

The loudest voices don't always win: In 2023, a scientific paper in the field of #glaciology was suddenly thrown into the climate wars. I interviewed one of the co-authors @juliaandreasen.bsky.social and appreciate any reposts! [Thread] mikeyoungacademy.dk/ice-sheet-or...

Most science social media aren’t built for doing science. But one platform is — and it has reshaped #marine #biology. It is the kind of thing scientists on Bluesky will appreciate, so: Here’s a thread on the platform iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social 👇 mikeyoungacademy.dk/why-niche-so...

How to avoid politics on Bluesky 🦋 [THREAD] When scientists left X, many hoped for a quieter space. But politics will take over your feeds unless you actively do something about it. This guide will help you if you just want to follow your scientific interest! mikeyoungacademy.dk/researchers-...

How to avoid politics on Bluesky 🦋 [THREAD] When scientists left X, many hoped for a quieter space. But politics will take over your feeds unless you actively do something about it. This guide will help you if you just want to follow your scientific interest! mikeyoungacademy.dk/researchers-...

It was a great pleasure to present our forthcoming book "Social Media for Research Impact: How scholars can share ideas, build networks, and make a difference" (with Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social) during a seminar at FGV EAEAP @fgvoficial.bsky.social in São Paulo, Brazil.

My favorite side project these days: Analyzing the Bluesky Science community (with @mkeyoung.bsky.social). Just finished a write-up of an angle not explored until now: A look at the most popular posts from the most influential network members. Lots of examples and some funky graphics—fun to explore!

Presented a poster for 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction' at our department seminar: Can you guess the metaphors?

1/ IS KINDNESS CONTAGIOUS? I had a philosophical conversation with Tri-Long Nguyen — an epidemiologist with an interest in #Zen #Buddhism — about his recent paper with Ji Young Lee on 'Kindness as a public health action'. [THREAD] mikeyoungacademy.dk/being-kind-i...

I just submitted a book with Marcel Bogers to Routledge. Here is the link to my latest blog post on what I learned from co-authoring it: mikeyoungacademy.dk/what-i-learn...

some little bluesky tips 🦋 your blocks, likes, lists, and just about everything except chats are PUBLIC you can pin custom feeds; i like quiet posters, best of follows, mutuals, mentions if your chronological feed is overwhelming, you can make and pin make a personal list of "unmissable" people

So happy to share another update of the growing network of scientists & researchers on Bluesky. ~18k science enthusiasts! With @mkeyoung.bsky.social ✨ See the 100 most influential ones 📊 Explore the interactive visualization 📄 Dive into our methodology lassehjorthmadsen.github.io/blueskyanaly...

Does your PhD research actually matter beyond your clinic, office, or field site? If so, 'LinkedIn and social media networking for health scientists' is for you. It is: ✅ FREE for most Nordic health PhD students Coming to Copenhagen this September: Tag people you think will be interested!

BEYOND HANDSHAKES: THE FUTURE OF NETWORKING My workshop at the @digitaltliv.bsky.social conference in September is on how researchers can use social platforms to: • meet the right people • share work well • build sustainable routines Thanks for the invite! www.digitallifenorway.org/research-sch...

A fantastic post on looking back at our personal past from new perspectives, authored by Daniel Gyollai (University of Copenhagen). open.substack.com/pub/thememor...

As a researcher, real personal growth comes from INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE ACADEMIA. That’s why communicating your research matters. Why? Because these interactions spark new questions and ideas. Not my words, but those of @martecwsolheim.bsky.social, prorector at @unistavanger.bsky.social 🧵

📢 CALL FOR EXPERTS: Book project with Marcel Bogers @bogers.bsky.social & me, Mike! We’re writing a book titled 'Social Media for Research Impact'. Below on this thread are 8 key areas where we’d love to hear from you (or someone in your network)! We appreciate any shares or reposts! 👇 [THREAD]

📢 CALL FOR EXPERTS: Book project with Marcel Bogers @bogers.bsky.social & me, Mike! We’re writing a book titled 'Social Media for Research Impact'. Below on this thread are 8 key areas where we’d love to hear from you (or someone in your network)! We appreciate any shares or reposts! 👇 [THREAD]

Social media networking — a course for health science PhD students — mostly relevant for those in the Nordic region. My two-part workshop is in Copenhagen with the main focus on LinkedIn, but also #Bluesky. FREE for PhDs at most Nordic unis! shorturl.at/Cr8NV I appreciate any reposts 😀! #MedSky

Great to see a strong connected network of online scientists being built and sharing info again. I thought we might have lost this forever.

Sup BlueSky 👋 I wrote out my reflections on this space for @techpolicypress.bsky.social in the piece I go beyond "Bluesky is not really decentralised" and "it's an EcH0cHamB3r" rhetoric. I have 3 main observations:

Here is a starter pack of the top 100 in the Bluesky scientific community in terms of centrality — scientists, science communicators, and scientific community professionals mostly — that we have analyzed. Take it as it is: They can have a high centrality for many reasons! go.bsky.app/22TWpuq

I have just been interviewed by Science Magazine in the United States! I talked to @kakape.bsky.social of Science Magazine about the shift from X and how @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I measured the formation of these new scientific communities. www.science.org/content/arti...

🌍 We have just released a NEW global top 100 list of scientist and science communicators on Bluesky. @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I map out the new emerging community: How are the research fields clustered? All likes, reshares, and love 😍 is appreciated! mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...

🌍 We have just released a NEW global top 100 list of scientist and science communicators on Bluesky. @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I map out the new emerging community: How are the research fields clustered? All likes, reshares, and love 😍 is appreciated! mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...

Thanks so much Annabel for recommending my work in this area! And I would really like to read your e-book!

📱 Digital Backlash! We are at that moment in history when people question norms about digital behaviour, consumption, and habits. I was invited to be a guest on the blog of Raluca Stana: ralucastana.com/digital-back...

🌍 We have just extracted a NEW global network of researchers and a global 100 scientist top ‘influencers’ on Bluesky. @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I show that scientists are in a series of distinct communities: mikeyoungacademy.dk/communities-... 😀 All 'likes' and reshares appreciated!