Explore Popular Science Writing

As a KI student, doctoral candidate or researcher, you may find yourself wanting to share your research with a variety of audiences outside of the scientific community.

Your potential audience might include patients, research subjects, health care personnel, policy-makers, grant-funding agencies or family members. While many of the same principles that apply to scientific writing also apply to popular science writing, others differ. Learn more about what popular science is and how to write it by exploring the resources below. 

Resources

  • From Lund University, a basic information page that also contains some excellent tips and suggestions for writing popular science. Read more here
     
  • Interested in influencing policy with your research? Or how about when to use video or animation? In this collection of articles on popular science communication from Nature, get a surfeit of tips and strategies for sharing your research with the world. Read more here

  • Ready to engage in The Conversation? The Conversation is a global news site that publishes popular science articles written by experts for the general public. If you are nearing completion of your PhD and interested in sharing your research with a general public, they might be interested in hearing from you. Read more here 
     
  • From the Open Notebook, a list of short articles on how to write clear and engaging science for the general public. Intended for science journalists, but useful for anyone hoping to improve their writing and reach a wider audience. Read more here 
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Last updated: 2024-04-24