Science Communication Resources
Enhance your SciComm knowledge
- Check out online courses on #SciComm; UM community members can sign up for a news media training session
- Use free online communication toolkits for scientists
- Learn more about presenting to multiple audiences
Post to websites and social media
- Consider creating a website; UM community members can build a website for free
- Ask your University News office about being listed as a topical expert; UM community members should use the Michigan Experts website
- Make sure your NIH bibliography MyNCBI and google scholar profile are up to date
- Social media is rapidly changing; whichever platform you chose, check out UM’s guidelines and best practices
Highlight a timely topic
- Collaborate with your University News office on a press release; draft a summary addressing: Why is this research important/newsworthy? What sets this study apart from previous studies? Why should people pay attention to this research?
- Write a piece for The Conversation, a news organization that pairs scholars with editors
- Read more about the pitch process and see recent stories from UM community members
Track your impact
- Learn more about the h-index and relative citation ratio
- Check out your work’s impact on policy with Overton
- See how your articles are being cited and shared with Altmetric