22 Feb 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm Room S1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DT

Description

This free workshop is intended for postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Cambridge. The event is now fully booked. To join the waitlist, please email CRASSH Communications Manager Dr Imke van Heerden

Are you interested in communicating your research to the public? How is communicating with the general public different from writing for an academic audience? What makes a good news story?

The Conversation is an independent news site whose content is sourced from the academic and research community. Their editors work with researchers – including many from Cambridge – to unlock their knowledge for use by the wider public.

In this session led by Deputy Editor Jo Adetunji, you will learn how to communicate your research beyond academia. You will learn how to consider what elements of research and expertise could interest the public, how to communicate it, and understand the style, tone and structure of articles written for the public. You will also write and hone your own story pitch. There will be plenty of time for questions as well. 

• Before joining The Conversation UK, Jo Adetunji worked as a reporter and editor at the Guardian, covering stories from UK knife crime to the Arab Spring. She previously edited the Guardian's health and social care networks and has also written for The Times and The Independent.

 

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