Author Archives: Wasim

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of hosting a debate at Sheffield Hallam University for charity, a part of 24 hours of debate. The topic of debate I selected was to look at whether social media had been a positive or negative invention. The attendees were mostly undergraduate students, so I was really interestedContinue reading “Social Media: A Force for Good or Evil?”

Myself and Professor Peter Bath, pictured below, from the Health Informatics Research Group, recently delivered a talk at a CERN workshop in Geneva. The talk was based on the industry and academic perspectives on social media research ethics, and the also talk highlighted the approach that has been undertaken by the University of Sheffield. I also presented a poster my PhDContinue reading “Delivered a talk on social media research ethics at a CERN workshop in Geneva”

On Saturday the 13th of May I delivered a talk on communicating science through social media in collaboration with the University of Sheffield. I shared my experiences on how I reached readers in over 136 countries and how I received over 250 thousand page hits across a number of channels within the first two years my PhD. My slidesContinue reading “Delivered a workshop at SITraN to the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom on Communicating Science through Social Media”

Yesterday, I updated my post on the LSE Impact blog on using Twitter as a data source and it is already among the most popular read this week! Be sure to check it out here.  

Last week, I attended the 2017 iConference in Wuhan, China. I provide some highlights from my trip below, along with some of my photos from the trip. My highlights from my trip included me presenting a poster on my pilot study from my PhD, and which received good interest from delegates, particularly concerning the methodology that wasContinue reading “iConference 2017 in Wuhan, China Highlights”

This past week I have been in Wuhan, China presenting at the 2017 iteration of the iConference. This study was a pilot study which analysed a subset of tweets related to the 2014 Ebola epidemic.

I had the pleasure to speak at a PubhD event in Sheffield this week. The concept is to use a whiteboard and a marker pen to explain your research in 10 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of questions. In exchange for speaking you receive a free drink, and I had a pint of diet coke. TheContinue reading “Great to speak at PubhD Sheffield”

Check out my talk on the ethical challenges of using social media data in research for   delivered as part of the Bite Size Guide to Research in the 21st Century on the 24th of January, Sheffield, ScHARR. Thanks very much to Andy Tattersall for organising this very great event, and to Dan Smith forContinue reading “Ethical Challenges of Using Social Media Data In Research”

Today, the LSE Impact Blog published an article co-authored with the Head of Digital from the University of Sheffield titled: Twitter and crisis communication: an overview of tools for handling social media in real time

I’m always asked for tips and tricks form academics or those from industry starting out on Twitter and other social media platforms. So I thought I’d collate my responses into 5 points. I draw on principles covered in the Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users which is a really good read for anyoneContinue reading “Tips for a Professional Social Media Profile”