The UK electronic information Group (UKeiG) is pleased to announce three half-day online CPD courses that will interest research and research support staff.

Opportunities to communicate research to specialist and wide audiences have never been better. Inexpensive and effective technologies alongside social media and blogging platforms means impactful scholarly communications do not have to take much time and effort if used properly. Platforms for communicating research such as Twitter, YouTube, traditional media and blogs, give academics and their project teams greater visibility than ever before.

Infographics, data visualisation, podcasts and animation provide quick and simple ways to disseminate research and ideas if you find your voice, audience and the time. Many of these tools are free and can work in tandem to create a visual identity for any academic regardless of their field of work. In addition, researchers will be empowered to reach diverse new audiences that are not just academic peers, but publishers, editors, fund holders and the public.

• Making your research stand out from the crowd using video, animation, infographics - 1 pm - 4 pm on Thursday 9th March 2023. Topics covered include: tools to help you turn a piece of research into a video presentation, screencast or animation and creating research communication podcasts, infographics and eye-catching posters

• Interactive tools for presentations - 1 pm - 4  pm on Thursday 23rd March 2023. How do we truly engage our audience when presenting ideas? There are plenty of freely available tools which allow more interaction, which can be used either instead of or alongside traditional presentation tools like PowerPoint 

• Communicating and tracking research using social media, blogging and altmetrics - 1 pm - 4 pm on Wednesday 29th March 2023. Topics covered include: managing your reputation online, research blogging and working with the media - how to turn a piece of research into a blog article, altmetrics and alternative indicators of scholarly interest