Communication
"Scientific research is not complete until its results have been made known." - Peter Medawar
Whether it is personal effectiveness in communicating clearly with research colleagues, writing journal papers or grant/fellowship applications, presenting a talk or a poster at research conference, or engaging the public, policy makers or decision makers in your research - the ability to communicate effectively is vital to being a successful researcher.
Development & Training Opportunities
Workshops
- Academic Writing Skills for Research Staff
- Writing for Non-Academic Audiences
- Writing Scientific Abstracts
- Writing Lay Summaries
- Individual Writing Tutorials
- Communicating Your Ideas Clearly
- Communicating with Impact
- Getting what you want from your Networks
- Stand and Deliver – Giving Conference Presentations
- Effective Presentations - Avoiding Academic Death by Powerpoint
- Presentation Video Coaching
- Optimising Research Posters
- Individual Conference Posters Tutorials (Graphic Support Workshop)
- Speed Reading
- Public Engagement Series - Getting Started | Next Steps | Putting Ideas into Practice | The Media and the Message| Science Communication
- Social Media for Researchers Series - Introduction to Social Media| How to Blog | How to Twitter| How to Podcast
See the full schedule of faculty workshops.
Opportunities
Links & Resources
- Manchester Beacon
- National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement
- TED Talks
- Eloquent Science
- British Science Association
- Science Presenting Tips - short videos from Science Made Simple
- Learning Bytes: How to Podcast for Researchers
- Learning Bytes: How to Get a Website for Researchers
- JISC web2practice - short online guides explaining how web technologies like RSS, microblogging and social media can enhance your research practice.
- Social Media: A Guide for Researchers - The Research Information Network had put together a guide along with has compiled a list of links, resources and case studies to get you started.
Recommended Reading
- RCUK What's in it for me - the benefits of public engagement for researchers (pdf)
- RCUK Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research
- NCCPE Concordat Researcher Briefing (pdf)
- Vitae The Engaging Researche booklet (df)