Blogposts
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How to create compelling and impactful presentations
Read more: How to create compelling and impactful presentationsDo you have to create and give presentations in your line of work? Are you wondering how to create compelling and impactful presentations? Do you struggle when preparing? These are some of the ideas addressed at the event “Master the art of communicating: A virtual online conference” organised by Apolitical for public servants and policymakers. Our founder Mihaela Gruia was invited as a speaker for the Presentations session, along with Doug Hattaway, founder of Hattaway Communications. This organisation helps leaders use the power of strategy, science, and storytelling to achieve their goals Here are the key ideas on how to make the narrative compelling and tips…
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How to optimise your LinkedIn profile as an academic
Read more: How to optimise your LinkedIn profile as an academicMany of our research clients use LinkedIn and have expressed interest in improving their profiles. So we decided to gather some tips and insights from our team and other academics who encountered the same challenge. In this blog, we share concrete suggestions on how to optimise your LinkedIn profile as an academic to help you get the most out of this networking tool. The list is not by any means exhaustive, but it provides an initial guide. If you have more recommendations please share them in the comments! Why use LinkedIn as an academic? In contrast with other social media platforms,…
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Impact of tooth decay on children and their families: Visual summary
Read more: Impact of tooth decay on children and their families: Visual summaryDo you know the impact of tooth decay on children and their families’ wellbeing? In this blog, we share the insights produced by the PhD research of Rebecca Knapp (@r_j_knapp) on this topic. She is a student at the Person-centred and Population Oral Health | Clinical Dentistry | The University of Sheffield. Becky collaborated with Research Retold to produce a visual summary to better engage with the participants in her study. If you want to know about her experience during this creative process, keep on reading for her testimonial. What is tooth decay? Tooth decay is ‘damage to a tooth caused by…
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Planning for Hajj if you are in the UK
Read more: Planning for Hajj if you are in the UKIn this post, we share the most important details you must consider when planning for Hajj if you are in the UK. This advice is the result of the research of Professor Seán McLoughlin from the University of Leeds. His research focuses on mapping the UK’s Hajj Sector to tackle the lack of reliable, public and transparent information about planning for Hajj. We also share our experience of collaborating with Professor Seán to produce the Hajj package explainer as a visual summary. What is the “Hajj”? Hajj is the pilgrimage of Muslims to the birthplace of their faith, Makkah in Saudi Arabia. The fifth pillar of Islam…
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How to run a virtual conference in 13 steps
Read more: How to run a virtual conference in 13 stepsTo discuss how to run an engaging virtual conference, we’re collaborating with Diego Bermudez, a PhD student at Cardiff University. Diego’s research focuses on developing resiliency and sustainability in payment technologies, and he is based at the Cardiff Business School. He attended our ‘Collaborating with industry for social impact and research’ workshop following which we agreed to collaborate on a blog about how to run an engaging virtual conference. Diego has a wealth of experience and is keen to share this will fellow researchers who might be in a similar situation. Knowing how to run a virtual conference – a must during the…
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Work and life balance during the PhD
Read more: Work and life balance during the PhDDoing a PhD can be quite demanding, and at times, it can seem as if it absorbs all your time and energy. How can you achieve a work and life balance during the PhD? Here we collaborated with Phebe L. Bonilla P. from the University of Sheffield to discuss the value of balancing the PhD with other activities and hobbies to boost your physical and mental health. Phebe is a PhD student in the Faculty of Engineering working on molecular simulations of CO2 capture. After attending our “Communicating research beyond academia” workshop Phebe was inspired to collaborate with the team and…
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Happy New Year! Our plans and intentions for 2021
Read more: Happy New Year! Our plans and intentions for 2021Happy New Year and we hope you have all had a restful break. 2020 is a year we can all agree we can put behind, in the hope that 2021 brings more joy and light. As we step into the new year, we are looking forward to continuing to serve our community and providing value to researchers. This blog shares five of our intentions and areas of focus for 2021. We hope to have you on this journey with us and we look forward to collaborating. Events and workshops We will continue to deliver research communication workshops to universities and research organisations. Beyond this,…
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Our review of 2020
Read more: Our review of 2020It’s that time of the year when we can look back and reflect on how 2020 has been for us. In this blog post, we share the highlights of our year and some honest reflections on how it’s been. A huge thank you to our clients, new and old associates and blog contributors, for being part of the team and for collaborating with us this year. We look forward to working again in 2021! A review of the year This year started with the wonderful news of our director Mihaela Gruia welcoming a new addition to her family. This meant…
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Our unique collaboration with McMaster University in Canada
Read more: Our unique collaboration with McMaster University in CanadaIn this blog post, we share our first and unique collaboration with McMaster University. We cover the context of the collaboration, the unique format and content that we delivered for them, and the impact it has achieved. We hope this blog post inspires you to think creatively about your collaborations and to take full advantage of the possibilities offered in our current virtual climate. The initial enquiry of support In February 2020 we were approached by a representative from McMaster University enquiring about our research communication workshops. The plan was for our director Mihaela Gruia to travel to Canada to deliver…