Outreach and communication

How does a scholar, trained thoroughly in academic style for academic journals, enter the wider world of general publishing?

Three vice-presidents of public affairs and community engagement at universities in London, Melbourne and Chicago speak to the value of two-way partnerships

Advice to help universities work in partnership with public libraries to reach wider audiences and enhance their civic engagement

Using examples and practical tips, Dorsa Amir explains the techniques that ensure your presentation communicates its message effectively – from slide design to structuring your talk

Lexi Stadlen shares advice on how to turn your academic research into a commercially published book and reach audiences beyond academia

Academics can offer insight based on research and professional experience that is applicable far beyond the scope of academic journals. Samuel Kim Kwong Kwok shares a guide to engaging with the mainstream consumer media

Getting student volunteers to tutor less-privileged children would boost fundamental education for those who need it most and provide a national social mobility service, says Lee Elliot Major

Applying the SDGs looks vastly different in a Western city and a rural Asian village. Su Li Chong explains how universities can help us get past a one-size-fits-all approach

Poetry can be used as a tool to re-analyse and present qualitative data through a new lens, as Sam Illingworth explains

More and more businesses are shifting from the short-term myopia of financial self-interest to enduring, aspirational reasons to exist. Universities need to do the same