This spring you can sign up for four communication courses that train researchers and PhD students at Health in the communication of health science research to other people than their colleagues and other specialists – orally, in writing, on mobile video and via the media.

2018.01.16 | Lise Wendel Eriksen

The courses introduce participants to understandable, catchy and responsible research communication and provides them with specific tools that can be used in all knowledge dissemination contexts. The courses are aimed at researchers who want to become better at communicating their own research field to journalists, funding providers and other non-academics. All courses are taught in Danish.

'Media training course and camera training for researchers', 12 April 2018: 9:00 - 16:00

On the media training course in health science communication, you will be trained in how to communicate clearly in writing, orally and in front of a camera. The course introduces participants to the good media story, journalists’ priorities and working methods, and the researchers' roles and rights when collaborating with the media. The goal is for participants to learn how to communicate in a catchy and responsible way.

The media training course alternates between presentations and exercises and ends with individual interviews in front of a live camera. All exercises are based on the participants' individual research, and the course is intended for PhD students and researchers with full or part-time employment at Health.

Register and read more about the 'media training course' on the website (in Danish only).

Courses for PhD students

‘Learn to communicate your PhD project’, 13 March 2018: 9:00 - 16:00

Good communication is the researcher's own responsibility. It requires planning and knowledge of how to communicate your own research to the surrounding world in a responsible and engaging way. The course introduces participants to how and when they can communicate their PhD research through different channels – from traditional press to social media. 

During the course seminar, we will deal with questions such as: How do you communicate your research so that others can understand it, and how do you communicate in a catchy and responsible way? When can you tell of your results and to whom? What should you do when journalists ring to you, and how can you use social media to share your knowledge?

The course alternates between presentations, discussions and exercises with peer-to-peer feedback. It is intended for first to third year PhD students enrolled at Health.

Register and read more about 'Learn to communicate your PhD project' on the website (in Danish only).

'Press course and media training for PhD students', 20 March 2018: 09:00 - 16:00

The media in Denmark are looking for experts and new knowledge within the healthcare sector. Research communication via the media helps to qualify the health debate and the information that the general public receive, just as increased visibility can benefit the researcher and his or her field of research. The course provides a thorough introduction to research communication via the media. All exercises are based on the participants' individual research, and the day ends with individual journalistic interviews in front of a camera.

During the course seminar, we will deal with questions such as: How should you communicate your research in front of a live microphone or a camera? How can you ensure that other people than your own colleagues can understand the research? What should you do when a journalist rings? Or if you yourself want to get in the media? When do you have a good story seen through the eyes of the media, and how do you conduct responsible research communication?

The course alternates between presentations, discussions and exercises and is intended for first to third year PhD students enrolled at Health. 

Register and read more about the 'Press course and media training for PhD students' on the website (in Danish only).

'Research communication using mobile video', 16 and 23 March 2018, both days: 08:30 - 16:00

Research communication for journals, specialist media and the rest of the world no longer takes place only in writing. More and more journals want to see abstracts on video and social media platforms such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, as these can be used as a channel to communicate research results.

The course provides participants with an introduction to communication using mobile video and practical help on how to record and edit a video, whether this is an abstract, conference presentation or something else.

The course is divided into two half days. Between the two days you have to make the recordings which the video will be edited from. The course is intended for first to third year PhD students enrolled at Health and requires an iPhone/iPad with min. 16 GB capacity.

Register and read more about 'Research communication using mobile video' on the website (in Danish only). 

The courses are offered by Health Communication and can be taken together or separately. Registration takes place on a first come, first served basis via the website.

Contact

Communication Partner Lise Wendel Eriksen
Aarhus University, Health Communication
Mobile: (+45) 2993 8616
Email: lwe@au.dk