Bridging the divide between the media and research: building trust in better communication webinar

Andy Tattersall is an Information Specialist at the Division of Population Health (ScHARR) at The University of Sheffield. Andy writes, teaches and delivers talks and training about research communications (including podcasting, blogging, social media, video/animation, infographics), digital academia, open research, web and information science and altmetrics. In particular, their application for research, teaching, learning, knowledge exchange and collaboration. Andy has a mix of applied skills and theoretical knowledge and very much practises what he preaches.

Andy received a Senate Award from The University of Sheffield for his pioneering work on Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) in 2013 and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Andy was named in Jisc’s Top 10 Social Media Superstars. He was a member of the Cilip Digital Technology Committee (MmIT) for 10 years (2 as Chair) and is a member of the UKSG Events and Education Committee. Andy co-wrote and edited a book on Altmetrics for Facet Publishing which is aimed at researchers and librarians.
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Kathryn Ingham is the Research Communications and Public Affairs Lead for the Francis Crick Institute where she manages a team of specialists in media relations, research marketing and science writing. She has developed the Crick’s media strategy and research communications approach, helping to consolidate the institute’s reputation for scientific excellence.
Kathryn was previously Senior Science Media Manager for Cancer Research UK, placing high impact research stories in the press. She also has an undergraduate degree in Zoology, a masters in Science Communication and experience as a freelance news writer.
Kathryn is an enthusiastic runner and balances this with a love of baking sugary treats.

Beth has a scientific background but after her degree, she decided to focus on communicating research rather than creating it! Beth started at PLOS on the publishing side, then moved into the Media Team in 2015 and has been promoting papers to journalists and the public ever since.

Beth lives in Cambridgeshire and when not at her desk, she is usually to be found gardening, cooking or whizzing around on a bike, sports court or ice rink!

Nicola Davis is the Guardian's science correspondent and presenter of the Science Weekly podcast. Previously she was commissioning editor of the Observer's Tech Monthly Magazine, and worked at The Times for the science magazine, Eureka. She has a MChem and DPhil in organic chemistry from the University of Oxford

Shamini Bundell is a Senior Multimedia Editor at Nature, producing content for the Nature Video Channel on YouTube, as well as Nature's social media feeds and working on the Nature Podcast.

Her background is in biology and film-making, having studied first Zoology, then Science Media Production. She then worked in TV for several years, researching on science documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery Channel and others. In her spare time she brings nerdy science facts into tabletop role-playing games such as 'Dungeons & Dragons'.

Until recently, Liam managed research support in Library and Learning Services at Edge Hill University. At Essex, he leads the Academic and Research Services team in Library and Cultural Services; this includes academic liaison and information literacy team and also research services. He is a member of the LIS-Bibliometrics Committee and is a Trustee of UKSG..

Professor Dunleavy is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Academy of Social Sciences and the author of numerous books and research articles, including Maximizing the Impact of Academic Research (London: Bloomsbury Press) (with Jane Tinkler)

Bob joined the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and when it was founded in 2008 at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He previously worked at Risk Management Solutions, the Royal Society, the Higher Education Careers Services Unit, and The Daily Telegraph. He is also Chair of the London Climate Ready Partnership. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Energy Institute, and is a member of the board of the Association of British Science Writers. Bob is also Vice Chair of Burton Bradstock Parish Council.

Until recently, Liam managed research support in Library and Learning Services at Edge Hill University. At Essex, he leads the Academic and Research Services team in Library and Cultural Services; this includes academic liaison and information literacy team and also research services. He is a member of the LIS-Bibliometrics Committee and is a Trustee of UKSG..

Professor Dunleavy is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Academy of Social Sciences and the author of numerous books and research articles, including Maximizing the Impact of Academic Research (London: Bloomsbury Press) (with Jane Tinkler)

Bob joined the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and when it was founded in 2008 at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He previously worked at Risk Management Solutions, the Royal Society, the Higher Education Careers Services Unit, and The Daily Telegraph. He is also Chair of the London Climate Ready Partnership. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Energy Institute, and is a member of the board of the Association of British Science Writers. Bob is also Vice Chair of Burton Bradstock Parish Council.

Hayley Dunning is Science Communications Lead at Imperial College London, promoting research from the Faculty of Natural Sciences. She ran the Imperial College Podcast for eight years and manages an internship program supporting minoritised groups to become communicators. She has a background in Earth Sciences and Journalism, and previously worked at the Natural History Museum.