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Universities need proactive and imaginative strategies to communicate their research and to achieve high impact scores
Knowledge brokers can provide a creative and sustained approach to publicising research and creating impact. Chris O’Brien, who has worked as a consultant on the University of Exeter’s Prometheus project, argues that better communication can help to ensure that research catches the eye of governments and stakeholders.
Managing a university PR disaster
From furore over Rebekah Brooks’ honarary degree to the LSE’s links with Libya media crisis, Chris O’Brien highlights some best practice for when attention turns sour
‘Fairytales of influence?’ New vehicles for communicating research impact
Communications consultant Chris O’Brien, who has been advising the Centre for Energy and the Environment, talks about the communications strategy behind the work
Why academics should learn how to influence government policy
If academics want to influence policy in their areas of expertise, they must engage with policymakers, writes Chris O’Brien
Putting China on the global map
Knowledge brokers can provide a creative and sustained approach to publicising research and creating impact. Chris O’Brien, who has worked as a consultant on the University of Exeter’s Prometheus project, argues that better communication can help to ensure that research catches the eye of governments and stakeholders.