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Researchers bow to the social web

Kim Thomas

More than 50% of academics believe that social applications will play a key role in shaping research workflow, according to a survey.

The international survey of nearly 2,000 academics and government contacts across a range of disciplines found that a quarter of respondents were already using social applications for finding jobs, while 23% thought social media applications would have a "major influence" on grant application and funding within the next five years.

The research was undertaken by 2collab (www.2collab.com), Elsevier's academic collaboration platform.

It found that respondents in the 25-44 age group were already making heavy use of social media applications and would continue to use them for professional networking, research collaboration and career development.

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