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Communicating complex research in an accessible and engaging way is an essential skill for early career researchers, helping you connect with diverse audiences and maximise the reach of your work. 

This interactive and skills focused masterclass, offered by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Public and Community Engagement team, supports you to build your knowledge and practice in how to communicate and engage non-specialist public audiences with your work throughout the research cycle. You will practise techniques to effectively communicate your research or other scientific content to a range of public audiences. Considering clear messaging, story structure and narrative, and approaches that build trust, remove barriers and make science relevant and accessible to your intended audiences. 

This course is open to Research Degree Students, MRes, Postdocs and Research Fellows

Learning Outcomes: 

On completion of this session you will be able to:

• Identify and articulate key messages to share in your public engagement activities 
• Use appropriate language to communicate with a diverse range of public audiences
• Apply a variety of techniques to engage different target audiences
• Develop confidence and motivation to communicate with public audiences

Prerequisites: 

Participants are strongly advised to attend the ECRI accredited Core Public Engagement Masterclass, or have equivalent skills, before attending this session.

How to Book 

This session is run by the Public and Community Engagement Team and open to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø staff, doctoral students and postgraduate research masters students. The sign up is slightly different to some other ECRI courses. 

To book a place on this course, please complete the .

Further Information

• ECRs who wish to gain presentation skills relating to conferences, seminars and posters are recommended to attend the courses in ECRI's Research Communication Programme.
• Find more information about all Masterclasses offered by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Public and Community Engagement Team.