The guides and material provided here are for academics interested in writing for The Conversation and university communications teams from our member universities. For access to the downloads, academics from member universities can contact their university press office, or email the membership team.
Resources for academics and member universities
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Training slides and handouts Back to Top
These are the slides we use in our training sessions run by editors for academics from member universities. The different versions contain examples relevant to each field, but are otherwise the same. The handout is recommended reading for all, offering further advice about writing and pitching.
Taking research beyond researchers: handout
Taking research beyond researchers: science
Taking research beyond researchers: health
Taking research beyond researchers: environment
Taking research beyond researchers: arts and humanities
Taking research beyond researchers: mixed
Guides Back to Top
These guides aim to provide a thorough overview of how to work with The Conversation, for both potential authors and for the communications teams of our partner organisations.
For academics
For university communications teams