Thinking about entering this year’s Tweet Your Thesis competition? We’ve asked last year’s winners for their advice and top tips to help you craft that prize-winning tweet!

 

Ari Cooper-Davis, PGR in the Centre for Water Systems – 1st Place

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ari’s top tips

• Assume your audience is not familiar with your subject area, so try to avoid acronyms or subject-specific vocab
• An eye-catching photo can draw attention. If you’ve not got any you can find freely-usable images on Unsplash, Pexels, and Pixabay
• Using whitespace to break up big blocks of text makes it easier to scan, and can make your narrative easier to follow

You can find Ari on Twitter @aricooperdavis

 

Kate Sansum, PGR in the Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre – 2nd Place

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kate’s top tips

• Keep the message clear and simple. Imagine you are explaining your research to a child/teenager as this helps to ensure anyone can understand what your thesis is about
• Use emojis to help save characters when you are over the limit
• Add a relevant and engaging GIF or photo to supplement the information in your text

You can find Kate on Twitter @KateSansum.

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