UKRC Blogging

Blogging

There is a growing number of blogs written by and about women in science, engineering, technology and the built environment (SET).

Visiting these blogs is an interesting and enjoyable way of keeping informed and involved. Creating a blog is one way of reflecting on your experiences and ideas and can help you raise your profile.

On this page a few websites are listed that may help you develop your blog. You could also:

check out our GetSETWomen blog - contributions are welcome
have a look at the list of some women in SET who are blogging
visit the eportfolio pages to find out how some women in SET are using the web to support studying and professional development
join the GetSETWomen network, and build in a link to your blog or website

Useful websites

Building a better blog

An open community of bloggers committed to working together to improve the quality of their blogs and the blogging experience.

Can you trust blogs? 10 questions for medical bloggers

Information about evolving sets of questions that help bloggers to be explicit about their motives and sources, with links to other sites exploring or explaining ethical aspects of blogging.

Creative Commons

Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.

Ethics Bites: podcast on copyright

Podcast exploring issues around plagiarism and copyright: philosophers Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds interview Richard A. Posner, a judge and law lecturer in the US. Also downloadable text and links.

Flickr page on Creative Commons

Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license and you can browse or search through photos under each type of license.