Communication in Public Engagement Masterclass

With increasing recognition of public engagement as a route to research impact, engaging non-specialist audiences is a core skill for early career researchers to develop and practice. This interactive and skills focused masterclass, offered by Imperial’s Public and Community Engagement team,  is open to both Imperial staff and doctoral students and supports participants to build their knowledge and practice of how to communicate and engage non-specialist public audiences with their work throughout the research cycle.

This course is open to Postdocs, Research Fellows & Research Degree Students.

Learning Outcomes: 

On completion of this session you will be able to:

• Identify and articulate key messages to share in their public engagement activities 
• Use appropriate language to communicate with a diverse range of public audiences
• Apply a variety of techniques to engage different target audiences
• Develop confidence and motivation to communicate with public audiences

Pre-requisites: 

Participants are strongly advised to attend the ECRI accredited Core Public Engagement Masterclass, or have equivalent skills, before attending this session.

How to Book 

This session is run by the Public and Community Engagement Team and open to both Imperial staff and doctoral students, so the sign up is slightly different to some other ECRI courses.  

To book a place on this course, please complete the following  booking form. 

Further Information

• ECRs who wish to gain presentation skills relating to conferences, seminars and posters are recommended to attend the courses in ECRI's Research Communication Programme.
• Information about other Masterclasses offered to doctoral students and staff by Imperial’s Public and Community Engagement Team is available here.