Communicating your research

The ability to clearly communicate your work to others is essential to your career success. Participating in public engagement activities can help you to better present your work to everyone, including your peers.

Whether you are new to public engagement or already have some experience, the Wellcome Trust can help. As well as offering funding and support for many forms of engagement activity, we can offer advice and provide training to you at every stage of your career. Through training and support, we can help you to communicate your work in the most effective and rewarding way possible.

Schools and young people Inspire the next generation of researchers.

Broadcast Reach large audiences through the use of audiovisual media.

News and media Become a spokesperson for your field and help set the news agenda.

Government and science policy Interact with and influence decision makers.

Arts Stimulate new ways of thinking.

Festivals Showcase your work to new audiences.

Patient groups Interact with the people affected by your research.

Public meetings Engage with the public at local meetings.

Training and support

Free training and support is available to all Wellcome funded researchers wanting to engage people with their research.
If you are not Trust funded but are interested in public engagement, you can still benefit from the support that we provide to other organisations.

Public engagement funding

As well as providing training, the Wellcome Trust also funds public engagement events and activities. If you would like to organise an event, you can apply for a grant.