For
researchers
SHARE YOUR RESEARCH
Supported by Research exists because of researchers like you.
SBR works with you to share your research and create spaces for community conversations.
Pricing is flexible and tailored to each project. Not sure how to include research communication costs in your grant application or secure funding from your institution? Get in touch to talk through options.
When you share your research project with Supported by Research, you will get:
Plain-language project pages that make your research accessible
Spaces where you can talk directly with communities, journalists, and curious minds
Facilitated conversations to help keep things productive and welcoming
Engagement tracking to help document the connections your work makes
Ready to share your project?
Helpful resources from around the web
From plain language writing to measuring impact—a mix of free tools and guides from across the research communication community.
I’ll keep updating this list so if you think something else should be included, let me know.
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General research communication
Resources for research communication and measuring research impact.
- A comprehensive list of science communication resources – for both researchers and science communicators and journalists curated by Asia Research News.
Public engagement & community involvement
Resources for involving the public and communities in research
- National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement – UK’s hub for public engagement with research, including guides, toolkits, and training.
- Learning for involvement – Resources and training on public involvement in health and social care research.
- Guidance on engaging the public with your research – UKRI
Jargon & plain language
Tools and resources to help simplify complex text and make research accessible to wider audiences
- De-Jargoniser – Tells you how much jargon you’ve used. Simply type your text into the box and it will highlight the jargon and uncommonly used words.
- This tool is useful to identify jargon and not commonly used words. You simply type your text into the box and it will highlight the jargon.
- Use AI – Generative tools such as ChatGPT can help to modify your text for different audiences.
Working with the media
Guides for promoting research and engaging with journalists and media outlets
- How—and why—to write a science news release – from the Council of Science Editors.
- Maastricht University Research promotion guide – Comprehensive information about different forms of research communication and media engagement.
Training & courses
Professional development opportunities for researchers
- Fast Track online impact training for researchers – Free 5-week training course. Note: I haven’t done this course myself, but everything Fast Track Impact has produced has been excellent previously.
Media outlets & pitch opportunities
Curated lists of publications and platforms for sharing research
- Very comprehensive list! (Mainly science publications)Made by Robin Lloyd
UK Research Excellence Framework (REF)
Official guidance and examples for demonstrating research impact
- REF 2029 Resources – Official guidance and resources for the next Research Excellence Framework.
- REF 2021 Impact Case Studies Database – Searchable database of impact case studies across all disciplines.
Blogs about research communication
Opinions and articles
- Using Altmetric to measure impact – by Andy Tattersall on the LSE blog about research impact.
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Whatever your interest in connecting research and community – I’d love to hear from you.
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