Research Communication for Doctoral Candidates
Develop key skills for sharing research with a wide range of audiences and build your reputation as a go-to expert in your research field.
Research Communication at UoA
Growing your communication skills is an essential part of your doctoral journey at the University of Auckland, and so we have developed a comprehensive package of bespoke workshops and resources to help you achieve this goal and set you apart in the job market.
Whether you're looking to enter the SGS Research Showcase, or improve your skills in public speaking, media liaison, conference preparation, or publishing, or you just want to communicate more effectively with your supervisors and fellow researchers, we have a wealth of training sessions and online guides for you to choose from.
Workshops
- Thursday 28 August: Science Media Centre: Tips on Communicating your Research (online)
Note: Links to SGS events will take you to Wahapū booking pages. If you are a doctoral candidate who does not have access to Wahapū, you can book by completing the Doctoral Event Registration Form.
Resources
Online Courses on Communicating your Research
- Presenting your Research
- Designing Research Posters
- Increasing Speaking Confidence
- Creating Effective Presentations
- Delivering Presentations
- Presenting your Work
Research Hub Guides to Publishing your Research
Join the Communicating Research COI
Doctoral candidates are invited to join the University’s newly-formed Communicating Research community of interest for academics and researchers. The group aims to build skills, knowledge and confidence for engaging with media and communicating your research and expertise to the public, in order to increase research impact, and strengthen the critic and conscience role of the University.
If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, you can sign up by emailing Research Comms Manager Gilbert Wong.
Communication skills: a key priority at UoA
Growing communication skills is reflected in the Doctoral Graduate Profile, which describes the capabilities which the University seeks to foster in all doctoral graduates, in preparation for life and work beyond your studies. It is also reflected in the Doctoral Development Framework, which helps you structure your professional development planning holistically.
Don't miss out on the wide variety of communication development opportunities on offer for doctoral candidates at the University. You can read about many of them on this page and in our fortnightly Doctoral News.
Watch doctoral candidates Komal Srinivasa (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences) and Junrui Zhang (Faculty of Engineering and Design) share their thoughts on research communication.
I think all up-and-coming researchers should engage with opportunities to communicate their research to a wider audience. It is easy to forget how amazing our research is, and a lot of the time the only people that know about it are you and your supervisors.