Impact with media – research communications training for the academic faculty in November
Where do you get support from and help for communications at Aalto? How do you handle the media and cooperate with journalists? What's the best way to get your message through in today's flood of media content?
You're very welcome to join the research communications training aimed at all Aalto researchers! The trainings are organised during November. At each School, we will organise two identical morning training sessions, the latter of which will be in English. You can join whichever training session you wish and at any School. However, please note that the content of the training is partly targeted to the researchers of the particular School.
The training is meant for post-docs as well as experienced researchers and professors who are motivated to communicate about their own field of research to the public. You don't necessarily have to have any previous experience of working with the media.
The training sessions are organised by Aalto Communications Services together with platform. website functions as a convenient way for the media to find academic experts to comment on current issues, or contribute to a public debate with their research-based knowledge.
Please sign up for the training at least 7 days before it. The link for registration is at the end of this page. Thank you!
Research communications training – programme
Timetable
8.30–9.00 Breakfast
9.00–9.30 The best possible research communications process at Aalto with examples from each
School
9.30–10.30 What's the media's logic? How can researchers participate in timely debates with impact and expert's insight?
10.30–11.30 How do you communicate your own area of research in an intriguing way? The participants have a chance to create their own profile at Kuka-platform and plan their first public post about their own research
Research communications training – dates per School
All training sessions take place at 8.30–11.30. If the meeting room is not mentioned below, the participants will be informed about the location by e-mail.
Wed 1 Nov CHEM, meeting room Ke3, Kemistientie 1
Fri 3 Nov CHEM (training in English), meeting room Ke3, Kemistientie 1
Thu 9 Nov ELEC, meeting room H1, Otakaari 1
Fri 10 Nov ELEC (training in English), meeting room: H1, Otakaari 1
Thu 16 Nov ENG (in Finnish), meeting room 302b, Otakaari 4
Fri 17 Nov ENG (in English), meeting room 302b, Otakaari 4
Wed 22 Nov SCI
Thu 23 Nov SCI (training in English)
Fri 24 Nov BIZ, meeting room A-305, School of Business, main building
Wed 29 Nov BIZ (training in English), meeting room A-305, School of Business, main building
Thu 30 Nov ARTS, meeting room: H1, Otakaari 1
Fri 1 Dec ARTS (training in English), meeting room: H1, Otakaari 1
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