Competitions and training

Championing the creative commmuication of research

My Research Story - video competition

Make a short video about your research that will grab the attention of people who aren’t experts in your field and inspire them to find out more - we have workshops and other resources to help you, and you could win £250!

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Kroto Prize for the education of young people

Write a press release to tell us about your outreach work with children and young people! Inspired by Sir Harry’s commitment to science education, the university has added an extra category, for researchers working in Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities.

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Image of the winner of the KRI outreach prize with children

Poster competition

Posters are a great way to start to communicate your research to a wider audience. Show us what you’ve got, and you could win £250! We’ve arranged a workshop to help you make the best poster you can!

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Research poster depicting cartoon images of people dressed in cosplay costumes

Research communication workshops

To help you to tell your research stories confidently and effectively, the researcher development team is pleased to offer a range of workshops to support the KRI competitions. If you think you’d like to enter one (or more!) of the competitions, and want to develop your skills further, please check out the workshops below and book to attend any of them that look useful - they’ll all be taking place online.

Virtual Posters – An Engaging, Graphical (and Short) Story / 25th May, 2pm - 4pm

This interactive workshop will help you to understand the do’s and don’ts of a research poster (for a virtual or face-to-face event). You'll learn to tell a research story in an appealing and relatable manner and gain the confidence to pitch your research in a concise and graphical way. MORE INFO AND BOOKING VIA THE RED ARROW

Online presenting:connecting with the audience & getting your message across, 1st June 1.30 - 3.30PM

This interactive workshop explores connecting with an online audience, how to make the experience as stimulating as being in the same room and what devices will help get the message across. MORE INFO AND LINK TO LMS BOOKING VIA THE PURPLE ARROW.

Communicating research in accessible and visual ways / 8th June, 2-5pm

This workshop will share a step-by-step process for communicating research to non-academic audiences, drawing on our experience from working with researchers around the world in creating visual and accessible summaries. MORE INFO (INCLUDING TAILORED SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPANTS) AND BOOKING VIA THE TEAL ARROW.

Presenting data from your research / 15th June, 3-4 pm

This short workshop, delivered by Mihaela Gruia of Research Retold, will outline key principles and concrete tips for presenting data from research in engaging and visual ways, to help you communicate complex ideas clearly to a range of audiences, through a variety of media. MORE INFO AND BOOKING VIA THE GREEN ARROW.