by Chris Smith | Apr 29, 2018
It’s official, being a highly prolific academic is the best indicator for scholarly success. Research looking at the careers of 2,800 of the world’s top scientists found that those who published the most papers also had the biggest breakthroughs and...
by Chris Smith | Apr 24, 2018
The path to excellence in any field comes through hard graft – that’s true. But research finds that scholars at the very top of their game are also highly prolific, deeply curious, with multiple, unrelated (and often quite bonkers) creative hobbies. So, if you want to...
by Chris Smith | Mar 13, 2018
How do you become a productive academic writer, scholar or researcher? At Prolifiko, we’ve been working with The London School of Economics’ Impact blog to explain the findings of our research into academic writing. This is what we found. Today, scholars are under...
by Chris Smith | Dec 31, 2017
So, you’re determined to finally finish (or maybe start) that writing project. Great news – but how do you kick off your writing goal in a way that means you’ll continue? Here’s an infographic that can really help. Goal setting infographic 1....
by Chris Smith | Sep 21, 2017
As a writer and head honcho at the London Writers’ Cafe – one of the largest writing groups in the UK – Lisa Goll knows a few things about how writing communities can keep you productive. We find out her eight top tips about finding a writing...