SciComm Foundations Programme
Build confident, compelling science communicators with the skills to take research from the lab to the public.
A structured 8–12 week programme for researchers and PhD students to develop essential science communication skills through interactive modules, real-world projects, and expert feedback.
What is the SciComm Foundations Programme?
Our SciComm Foundations Programme is a structured, cohort-based learning journey that equips researchers with the tools, mindset, and practice they need to communicate science with clarity and confidence.
Participants engage with core communication theory, hands-on exercises, and real-world projects, moving from abstract concepts to applied skills that stick.
Available formats:
Full semester programme (8–12 weeks)
Delivery & planning
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10–30 participants (additional participants possible with multiple cohorts)
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Why this programme?
One-off science communication training sessions can be useful when you want to focus on a single skill.
If you want to cover multiple skills, however, our SciComm Foundations Programme offers depth, structure, and integration that ensures that science communication becomes a core competency that will be useful throughout a researcher’s career.
Why universities and research organisations choose this programme:
- Designed for interdisciplinary and diverse cohorts
- Supports PhD progression, professional development, and visibility
- Fosters interdisciplinary interaction and engagement
- Enhances institutional reputation through stronger public engagement
- Flexible online or in-person delivery
- A variety of formats available
Programme outline
We typically offer this in 8–12 weekly modules (or multiple module over several days or weeks), covering topics such as:
- Foundations: The why of science communication
- Audience, messaging, and strategy
- Storytelling, structure & clarity
- Presentation and public speaking
- Visual communication
- Social media and digital communication
- Writing for different audiences
- Podcasting, interviews & media skills
- Collaboration, ethics, and trust
- Final group or individual project & showcase
Each module includes:
- Pre-recorded content
- Templates and cheatsheets
- Weekly assignment or challenge
- Optional peer-sharing in online group
- Partner feedback on assignments
- Live online Q&A/group coaching session each week
- (Optional) Personalised feedback on each assignment for all participants from the facilitator
Detailed module outline available on request.
Let’s build a programme that fits your students, your institution, and your goals.
Download our PDF brochure for more detailed information about the programme or book a call to talk through your ideas.
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Want more details about the programme?Download our PDF brochure.
The SciComm Foundations Programme brochure includes module themes, structure, time commitment, and more.
Who we've helped
We've worked with universities, research groups, R&D departments, science organisations, projects, and research-led initiatives in Europe, Africa and the USA, with participants from across the globe.
Our clients include many EU Horizon Projects including those in the European Green Deal; universities like Cambridge, Innsbruck, Kiel, Boston, and Hamburg; businesses like Genentech, Prysmian, and Sanford Burnham Predbys; and organisations like the Society for Experimental Biology, the UN, and CERN.
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