The Conversation Training

Writing about your research for The Conversation training

Are you an academic, researcher or PhD candidate who would like to build a media profile and take your research to a global public audience by writing for The Conversation?

The Conversation is a news analysis and opinion website with content written by academics working with professional journalists. It is an open access, independent media charity funded by more than 90 UK and European universities.

In this one hour presentation we’ll take you through what The Conversation is – our origins and aims; what we do and why.

We’ll look at why you should communicate your research to the public and take you through The Conversation’s unique, collaborative editorial process.

We’ll give you tips on style, tone and structure (with examples), look at how to pitch (with examples) and look at different approaches and article types.

*Note the session takes place on Zoom and we expect you to turn your camera on.

Benefits of attending:
– Find out how to join a community of academic authors taking their expertise outside the institution
– Understand what makes a good story and the types of articles your expertise could generate
– Meet one of The Conversation’s editors, learn how we commission articles and ask questions

To get the most out of your time with the editor, come prepared:
– Read some articles on The Conversation to get a sense of what we publish
– Think about which aspects of your research might be of interest to a general audience

Register here: University of Lincoln- Writing about your research for The Conversation Registration| Eventbrite

Thursday 13 March
2pm – 3pm
Online

Two Hour Session
If you cannot make this date or would like a more in-depth session, a two hour interactive training session is taking place on Monday 28 April. In this session you will also have the opportunity to discuss your research with a Conversation editor, pitch potential story ideas and receive feedback. More details can be found here.

Membership of The Conversation is supported by the Lincoln Policy Hub. Please contact policyhub@lincoln.ac.uk for queries or more information.

Story submitted by Katrina Oak
koak@lincoln.ac.uk