This document provides an overview of the academic publishing landscape. It outlines key aspects of academic publishing including journal types, authorship requirements and what happens when a paper is submitted for review. It also considers issues related to open access arrangements, ethical review requirements, publication fees and authorship. The intended audience is researchers based in local authorities and other community settings. It may also be useful to postgraduate students and others who are new to academic publishing.
These accessible guides to writing an abstract will help you start to write a summary of your work. Our Methodologists would be pleased to help you refine your writing, to ensure you achieve maximum impact with a limited word count, please fill in our contact form for support.
This one-hour webinar with Cath Baxter, Professional Voice Coach, and Public Speaking expert will teach you seven deliberate actions to enhance your online communication and physical, vocal, and verbal habits that will improve your impact.
The NIHR School for Public Health Research has a range of communications resources for researchers to help disseminate research findings to different audiences.
Welcome to our toolkits area. A toolkit is a resource with supporting materials that guides users to adopt different ways of working. A range of toolkits can be accessed in this section.
Welcome to our toolkits area. A toolkit is a resource with supporting materials that guides users to adopt different ways of working. A range of toolkits can be accessed in this section.
Talking to individuals about research is central to the participant recruitment process. How you as a researcher facilitate these interactions can make a difference in how individuals perceive research and how confident they feel in making the right decisions for themselves.
In this module, you will learn about the importance of communication in a research setting and how to structure your conversations using a communications model.
This practical exercise will help you form a clear, concise statement to describe your role and how it sits within local authority research.
This is a practical guide to writing engaging and effective policy briefs.
These resources enhance the skills of anyone working in public health research. The resources cover a range of topics, including 'How to excel at public speaking' and 'How to inspire others with a clear vision'.