Work with the comms team
There are several things you can do to help the communications team work with you in the most effective way. Get in touch early! Give us as much time as possible to work with you on plans and preparations and keep us…
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What is a press release?
A press release is a corporate document sent to journalists on behalf of an organisation to announce news, projects or events associated with it. The University’s Communications team will send a press release if there…
Research and social media
Social media provides the most direct route for sharing research, it is a powerful tool to disseminate your work to a wider audience, spark debate and engage with your peers. When used effectively, it is a quick, and…
How to write a good tweet
There are certain conventions and styles for tweets: The conversational style, as in “What I had for breakfast” etc., fragmented and makes use of abbreviations. The official, or substantive, style, written in complete…
Get started on Twitter
Getting started with Twitter is easy. The first thing is to sign up with an account. You need to provide your name, email address and password, as well as a username which will identify you to other potential…
Twitter tips
Your audience will probably be online at different times of the day, so try posting at different times of the day. Schedule posts for through the night to target international audiences. Change the feature image or…
Ideal length of social media posts: a guide for Facebook
What’s the one thing everyone who posts on social media needs – apart from a crack team of content creators? That’s right, it’s here at last, your saviour and guide to the ideal length of posts for every social…
Will my research make a good news story?
Getting media coverage for university research can be a challenging task, despite the significant contributions that academics make to our society. Although research findings may be significant and interesting to…
Sharing research on Twitter
Twitter is essentially a micro-blogging site allowing the quick sharing of news, views, and information. Whatever you want to say must fit into 280 characters. As a researcher the main purpose in using Twitter is to…
Kill (most of) your adjectives
Mark Twain said: ‘When you catch an adjective, kill it.’ Those are words to live by for journalists and communications people everywhere. At best, an adjective can clutter up a news story. At worst, it can make you…