The Conversation is a news website where articles are written by academics, based on their research.

With a reach of more than 30million, it is an influential platform to communicate with a wider audience.

This session will be led by one of the Commissioning Editors who will outline what `The Conversation’ is; the writing process and the benefits and impacts of writing for `The Conversation’

Following the presentation there will be a Q&A session and attendees will have the opportunity to talk through any specific ideas they have.

Presenter: The session will be led by one of the Editors from `The Conversation’

Refreshments: Tea/Coffee will be provided.

The following elements of the Making an Impact 2019 Framework are relevant to this session:

Impact Clusters: Making an Impact on Society; Making an Impact beyond Academia - Engaging with a wider audience increases the potential for research to generate impact

Knowledge and Skills Axis: Public and community engagement - `The Conversation’ is a recognised and influential platform for researchers to engage with the public .

The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) attributes developed during this session are relevant to the following sub-domains: Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities: A3; Personal Effectiveness: B3; Engagement, Influence and Impact: D2, D3

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Raising your research profile by writing for The Conversation