The browser you are using is not supported by this website. All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported, either by us or Microsoft (read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Please use a modern browser to fully experience our website, such as the newest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari etc.

Researcher and want to write and communicate more? Enhance your skills now!

Photo of a wooden puzzle with a figure holding a light bulb.

During spring – April and May – a lot of exciting things happen in the field of research communication for researchers! Keep reading!

Pitch your idea to the Conversation – April session 

Researchers get exclusive time with an editor to discuss their article proposal. Each meeting is 20 minutes long. 

When: 8 April, available times are 12:10-12:30, 12:30-12:50, 12:50-13:10 
Where: Digital

Pitch your idea to the Conversation – staff.lu.se


Pitch your idea to the Conversation – May session 

Researchers get exclusive time with an editor to discuss their article proposal. Each meeting is 20 minutes long. 

When: 2 May, all times available: 11:30, 11:50, 12:10, 12:30, 12:50, 13:10 
Where: Digital 

Pitch your idea to the Conversation – May session – staff.lu.se 


Written ways to greater impact – rethinking text and purpose. 
With Magnus Linton 

When: 3 May, 10:15-12:00 
Where: The Auditorium, Stora Algatan

Written ways to greater impact – rethinking text and purpose with Magnus Linton – staff.lu.se

In Swedish:  Levande text – vad är det?
Med Magnus Linton

In Swedish in the afternoon:
When: 3 May, 13:15-15:00 
Where: The Auditorium, Stora Algatan

Levande text – vad är det? med Magnus Linton – medarbetarwebben.lu.se


Explain your research in four minutes 

Are you planning on participating in the Researchers’ Grand Prix this year? Or would you just like to be better at explaining what you do at work every day to your friends and family? In May, the Researchers’ Grand Prix is offering a webinar for researchers on how to communicate their research in a quick and engaging way.

When: 31 May, 11:00-12:00.
Where: Digitally
Organiser: Vetenskap & Allmänhet

Explain your research in four minutes – Vetenskap & Allmänhet


Digital courses organised by The Conversation 

The Conversation offers short online courses on how to pitch and write for the news site and how to reach non-academic audiences. The courses provide access to both video materials and texts, and you can take them at your own pace at times that suit you. These training packages in popular science writing are a benefit for researchers at affiliated member universities. 

Courses: 

  • The Conversation: Who we are and how we work with academics
  • How to write for the Conversation
  • How to pitch to The Conversation 

When: Whenever you want 

The Conversation training– The Conversation