your #scicomm journey

by Prof Andy Miah

The START

science communication is a huge area with so many pathways for researchers. This page guides you to resources, readings and communities to help you think through and begin your journey.

CONSIDER

what are you learning that would be of value sharing to a wider audience? who do you need to connect with to further your goals as a science communicator? what are you values that inform your motivations to share what you learn?

steam not stem

science communication is a term that applies to all research areas, whether you come from philosophy, physics or any subject at all, the world needs you to share what you learn and some of the best science communicators don’t identify as scientists at all.

WHERE to begin

1) get your digital house in order

Gone are the days when your cv is just a document that sits on your computer gathering digital dust. think of your cv as a combination of your digital identities. pull together your profile in linked in, make it stand out, then progress to other environments, starting with the places you enjoy using. tiktok and instagram are content leaders, so if you’ve no other presence, take a look there.

2) create a strategy

You might think this is where you should begin, but I tend to think that you start with the fun stuff - always. so dive in to digital spaces, then start to build your strategy. a google sheet is a good way to do that. we’ve a template you can use, if you’d like. drop me a line at a.miah@salford.ac.uk

3) once you’ve completed step 1, send me a ‘connect request’ in linkedin and i’ll accept and add you to a community.

Introduce yourself to others, share what you’d like to be working on, and we’ll get things moving.

Not quite ready?

If you’re not quite ready to be public and out there, that’s fine. You’ve got a couple of options. Work on other aspects, like joining groups, but also set up a profile about an area that interests you in research/study terms. Build your identity through that content, even if you’re not the visible face of it. This can progress later.