Public Engagement for Researchers

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This  is a comprehensive Course aimed at equipping researchers with the essential skills to communicate their work effectively to diverse audiences, including non-experts, fellow scientists, and policymakers. Effective communication is an essential part of research. As part of their day to day responsibilities, researchers must communicate their work via a wide range of modalities including academic publications, grant proposals, reports, lectures, conference presentations,  speeches, interviews, etc. A major challenge that many researchers face is the ability to communicate their work clearly, concisely and confidently, particularly to non-expert audiences. This training addresses these gaps. This course spans four lessons, each focusing on specific aspects of science communication and policy engagement.

The objectives of this CoreCourse are as follows: 

  • To give researchers an understanding on the importance of science communication as well as the diverse communication channels, including visual and interactive mediums
  • To take researchers through the process of creating a research persona and leveraging social media platforms for research dissemination.
  • To take researchers through how to structure and deliver effective academic presentations and Strategies for interdisciplinary communication
  • To take researchers through the role of researchers in policy engagement, the policymaking process, how to craft concise and impactful policy briefs as well as how to assess the impact of policy engagement efforts.

This course is comprised of the following lessons:

  1. Fundamentals of Science Communication
  2. Communicating your Research to Non-Expert Audiences
  3. Communicating your Research to Other Scientists and Experts
  4. Tools for Effective Policy Engagement
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