Citations only tell a part of the story. At GHE, we go beyond traditional metrics to measure our work’s reach by harnessing metadata from diverse digital platforms - from download statistics on ETH's Research Collection to community engagement data on LinkedIn. In this post, Colin Walder highlights a few of these sources, inviting others to join us in redefining how we measure research visibility.
It has been almost a year since I started my PhD, and I will soon present my research plan that will keep me busy for the next few years. This is a good time to reflect on how I decided to pursue a PhD and to share what I will be working on during this interesting time.
By Dr. Jan Freihardt: Who gets to shape the global conversation on climate change—and why are so many voices from the Global South missing? During a teaching experience in Ghana, I was confronted with uncomfortable questions about historical inequalities, resource extraction, and the role of privileged academics in North-South collaborations. How can we foster more ethical and truly reciprocal knowledge exchanges?