Research Comms

How an economic institute's video strategy helped it reach millions of people around the world | Matthew Kulvicki | Institute for New Economic Thinking

Mar 27, 2024

It's no secret that video can be one of the most powerful ways of sharing research with audiences online. But creating a successful strategy that will get your videos seen by the right people isn't always so straightforward.

One research organisation that has achieved huge levels of public engagement with its own...

Avoiding the Spiral of Silence: The Case for Talking About Climate | Eric Fine | Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Feb 27, 2024

Over the past few decades, the evidence to show that climate change is happening, that it’s caused by human activities, and that we need to take urgent action to limit its impact, has gathered at an overhelming rate.

But research into the best way to communicate that message has lagged behind.

That’s changing,...

Generative-AI: Establishing guidelines for how to use it | Amy Mollett, Barney Brown and William Kerslake | University of Cambridge

Jan 31, 2024

Generative-AI tools, like ChatGPT, are increasingly embedded in the day-to-day work of research communicators. At the University of Cambridge the senior comms team has published a set of AI guidelines, created in consultation with staff across the university.

In this episode of Research Comms, members of the working...

Trust: how can research communicators earn the trust of the public?

Dec 18, 2023

In this episode, host Peter Barker reflects on the unique archive of over fifty Research Comms episodes to bring together insights from those conversations around the theme of trust.

Whether we’re discussing vaccine hesitancy, climate scepticism, young people’s engagement with science and scientists or the rise of...

Changing landscapes: telling stories from Antarctica against a backdrop of climate change and an evolving media | Athena Dinar | British Antarctic Survey

Jul 25, 2023

Athena Dinar is Deputy Head of Communications at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) where she’s spent over two decades conveying the captivating magic of Antarctica and the vital research scientists carry out there.

In this episode of Research Comms, Athena speaks with us about the shifting narratives surrounding the...