Communicating Your Research: Thinking Outside the Page

Communicating about your research with a broad audience can enable you to:

• engage study participants
• broaden and demonstrate your research impact
• build your network, including for future collaborations and career opportunities
• proactively direct the narrative about your research

But how do you know where to start and what will work for your research?

📚 What to Expect?

Gain practical insights from UniSA Communications and Marketing unit experts as they highlight the pros and cons of a variety of media, including creative research communication and engagement opportunities. 

Then join our panel of research communicators who will share their experiences including:

• Why they communicate through a variety of mediums
• The benefits and challenges   
• How they developed their communication strategy
• Tips for getting started and building confidence

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Reflect on your purpose for communicating and identify relevant mediums
• Develop your communication strategy
• Know how to access further resources and support

⏰ Commitment:

This workshop is held online for 1.5 hours

🎓 Who is this for?

For HDR candidates of all stages and disciplines.

Dates to be confirmed in 2025.

 

💻Need resources in the meantime?

Access the:

• slides from the 2023 workshop
• Research Marketing Information Kit
• Research Marketing Business Partner for your Academic Unit
• UniSA Library Guide Social Media for Researchers
• Webinar recording: Social Media – Tackling the Trolls

You might also find these tools handy:

• Make your URLs shorter for social media posts using a URL tool like bitly:  https://bitly.com/
• Make your language accessible and reduce jargon using tools like these:
• https://goodcalculators.com/flesch-kincaid-calculator/
• https://hemingwayapp.com/