Writing for The Conversation
25 Apr 2024
New online training for researchers interested in writing for The Conversation is mapped to the Vitae Researcher Development Framework
Vitae, the non-profit programme supporting the professional development of researchers, has mapped training by The Conversation to its Researcher Development Framework.
The Conversation is an independent, not-for-profit news analysis and opinion blog where academics provide an informed view on topical issues.
This training, mapped by Vitae, supports researchers to develop competencies to enhance their knowledge and intellectual abilities to undertake research; to develop personal effectiveness particularly as it relates to professional and career development; and to develop competencies in relation to research impact, influence and impact.
PhD candidates, researchers and academics have the option to access training at a time that best suits them or attend one of the four live training sessions: How we work with academics; How to write for The Conversation; How to Pitch for The Conversation; and Writing for Insights.
You can read all the details at:
This online provision is in addition to the in-person training still available through our Media Relations Team.
Joining The Conversation
Our University is an institutional member of The Conversation and our articles attract significant global readership, with 84% read by international audiences. Over the past three months, ten UoM authors wrote nine articles that resulted in 290,064 reads. We have 420 academics signed up to write for The Conversation.
Read some of our colleagues’ most popular articles – and find out how to get involved.
- We saw one of the most powerful magnets in the Universe come to life – and our theories can’t quite explain it, by Patrick Weltevrede and co-authors
- Trees can make farms more sustainable – here's how to help farmers plant more, by Dhanapal Govindarajulu
- Black hole, neutron star or something new? We discovered an object that defies explanation, by Benjamin Stappers and co-authors
- Betelgeuse: star is continuing to behave mysteriously – here's what would happen if it exploded, by Albert Zijlstra
- Children get arthritis too, with life-changing effects – but exercise can help, by Ash Cox
- How moon landing conspiracy theories began and why they persist today, by Peter Knight
- Parents, don't panic if your child hears voices, it's actually quite common, by Filippo Varese
- Does COVID really damage your immune system and make you more vulnerable to infections? The evidence is lacking, by Sheena Cruickshank
- Weaknesses in 7 crucial issues overshadowed Prabowo-Gibran's victory, by Sandy Nofyanza (PhD student) and co-authors
- Why rap should share a stage with poetry and jazz, by Will Turner and co-author
- Descendants of Holocaust survivors explain why they are replicating Auschwitz tattoos on their own bodies, by Alice Bloch
- Jeremy Hunt's budget: the problem for Labour explained, by Dave Richards, Sam Warner and co-author
Further information
If you are interested in writing for The Conversation, adding your name to a waiting list for training, or would like to learn more, contact our News and Media Relations team via email at:
There’s also further information for staff and PGRs interested in taking their research to a global public audience on the Promoting your research website and in resources developed for this year’s Research Communications Conference (February 2024):