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Got an interview with one of your charity’s researchers coming up? In this blog, I share some ideas for questions you can ask and how you make the most of your conversation when you're interviewing scientists.  Putting together a good set of questions for an interview depends on knowing exactly what you want to get … Continue reading Top questions and tips for interviewing scientists →

Medical research charities want to say: ‘we made this medical advance possible’. But the researchers who did the work may feel uneasy about making such a claim. In this blog, we’ll look at ways to resolve this conflict.  I’m incredibly grateful for the contributions of two experts in public engagement and science communication, who know … Continue reading ‘Claiming ownership’ of medical advances (and keeping everyone happy) →

In this blog post, we’ll look at a few different ways that research communication professionals like you can squeeze every drop of value out of all your projects. There’ll be many demands on your time working for a charity. You could be helping your colleagues with corporate fundraising one minute, then responding to a supporter’s … Continue reading How to maximise the impact of your work →

In this blog, we’ll look at a few ways you can make sure that you tailor the language in your writing for your audience – whether that’s your charity’s supporters, patients, or the public.  When thinking about communicating medical research with lay audiences, there are few different things you need to consider. Getting the structure … Continue reading How to find the right language →

In this blog, I’m sharing tips on how to talk about the difference that early-stage research makes, without over-hyping. People donate money to charities because they want to make a difference. And when charities show the impact that the research has made, they ‘give the people what they want’. Medical research charities want to show … Continue reading How to talk about the impact of basic research →