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 and fellow scientists. 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.

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.

This course is comprised of the following lessons:

  1. Fundamentals of Public Engagement and Science Communication.
  2. Public Branding for Researchers
  3. Public Speaking and Media 101
  4. Science Communication for Researchers
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