Elevate Your Academic Impact

Learn how to share and communicate your research from an award winning expert with 25 years of experience at the cutting edge of digital academia, communications and information science.

From podcasts and blogs to infographics and social media, animations and video, researchers have more ways than ever to connect with audiences and amplify their work.

I can help you with all of this.

I have a unique intersection of practical skills and theoretical knowledge that lay between journalism and information science.

I can help you navigate the digital landscape and make your research stand out in a fast-changing world where AI and misinformation are an increasing threat. Whether by giving you the skills and confidence to generate your own creative research communications or by creating them for you. I have over 20 years of hands on expertise in this area.

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Product

My Services

Research Communication Training

Affordable and bespoke training

I offer a variety of affordable and bespoke training courses to suit your group or organisation's best needs. My training style is informal, engaging and interactive. Experience has taught me that learners are at their most receptive if they are in a relaxed and comfortable environment. You will gain knowledge and tools to ensure attendees take away as much practical skills as they can. The areas that I teach about are listed below.

Online course creation

I have good experience of creating bespoke online teaching for large or niche groups. From my time working at a Russell Group university to that as a freelance consultant, I have learned how to structure a multimedia course with learning objectives. I can create a course for your organisation based on your staff and student needs. The areas that I teach are listed below.

Build your own training course:

Social media (LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon etc)
Blogging and lay summaries
Altmetrics
Infographics
Podcasting
Reputation management
Esoteric scholarly communications (Wikipedia, forums etc)
Video and animation creation
Public engagement
Information management and sustainable communications
Research impact

Who can benefit from my training?

Researchers and academics looking to increase the visibility and impact of their work.
PhD students seeking to gain early recognition for their research and build a visible presence online.
Library and research support professionals supporting researchers create impactful communications

Research Communications Content

Creative research communications support

I appreciate that not everyone has the time or confidence to create their own research communication outputs. I have years of practical skills in producing research podcasts, infographics, animations, blogs, press releases and social media content. I have also produced online training courses and publications as part of my services.

I offer an holistic approach to research communications that is underpinned by good open research and information management practice. I believe that effective academic communication is not just about creating an eye catching infographic or provocative social media post, but thinking of a longer term strategy that encompasses many things.

My philosophy is that by making focused and incremental changes to how you communicate can improve the chances of your research being seen by those who would most benefit from it.

Consultancy and Advice

Whether you want quick advice or support for a research bid, I can help.

I offer an holistic approach to research communications that is underpinned by good, open research, information management and literacy practice. Whether you are looking for esoteric solutions to your communications and impact work or thinking about longer term campaigns, I can help advise you as to the best way forward.

I understand the research lifecycle from idea to publication and how knowledge is mobilised from a local to international scale. I have a good understanding of alternative indicators of interest and how that can potentially show evidence of impact.

Whether you just need a meeting to work through some things and looking for pointers or direction, then no job is too small. If you are interested in exploring creative research communication outputs as part of a prospective bid, I can also provide advice. I have been costed on successful research bids where I provided the dissemination component of the bid.

Podcast Recording and Production

Learn how to produce your own podcast or let me produce it for you

I've been producing radio shows since I was a teenager and eventually combined my journalism and podcast production skills into the academic sphere almost a decade ago. Since then I have produced a series of podcast series including Communicable Research and Research Records and more recently Under Review.

I can host, record and produce podcasts for you, either online or in person with my podcast studio in a box. If you are hosting a conference or event and want to capture it as a series of podcasts, I can help you.

I also have an affordable online podcast course which you can take at your own leisure.