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Human Information Behaviour • Online Information • Social Media Use • Personal Reputation & Identity • Social Informatics

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My PhD Studies Research Activities

A full set of data, at last!

5 February 201628 May 2021 Frances Ryan

This week marked a very exciting, very important part of my PhD research: I completed my data collection! That means I now have a full set of data from 45 participants. This is even more exciting for me, as I

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Data delays

11 December 201526 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I began recruiting participants for my main study in early September. At the time, I had this silly notion that I would be finished with my data collection by the end of October. Easy-peasy, right? Wrong. Because that naïve notion

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Participants wanted!

16 September 201526 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I am currently recruiting for my PhD research and would love some help in building my participant list. I am recruiting participants aged 18 and older who live in the UK and use social media and social networking sites. The study

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It’s pilot study time!

8 July 201514 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I have finally entered the empirical research stage of my PhD, and I am so very excited about it! In fact, it’s the first time I’ve actually been excited about my studies in many, many months. (Yes, the literature review part

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Meet Frances (She/Her)

I am Frances Ryan (She/Her), a university lecturer based in Central Scotland. My research focuses on information sharing and use in online environments, especially as it relates to everyday life and “lived” or real-world experiences.

This blog is about my academic life including research and teaching activities, conferences and events, publications, milestones of note, and more.

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