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Top tips for telling the world about your research

Here you can find some advice on promoting your research, drawing on expertise from the Research Communications and Engagement Team. We've put together top tips on everything from blogging to speaking to the media. For further help and advice please contact us at: research@reading.ac.uk.

using twitter

New to Twitter and need a crash course in how to get started? Or are you keen to write better tweets or build your twitter following? Then this is for you.

Twitter

writing a blog post

See our tips for writing an interesting blog post that will help get your research to new audiences.

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communications planning

Download our communications planning template.

planning

Writing an academic poster

Guidance on how to write an attention-grabbing academic poster.

Top tips on writing an academic poster

writing a policy brief

How to write a briefing of your research together with its policy-relevant findings or implications for parliamentarians and civil servants.

Top tips for writing a policy brief

Speaking to the media

Been invited to speak to the press? Find out how to come across as authoritative and authentic in media interviews.

Tips on speaking to the media - a Reading academic talks to a tv news presenter

successful networking

How to make the most of attending academic conferences.

People talking

public engagement

Find out how to engage people with your research, discover the opportunities available and find inspiration and resources to help you design your own activities.

Public engagement with research

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