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The 6 key communication skills every researcher needs to create real-world impact

It’s no longer enough to be just a great academic.

In a competitive funding landscape where interdisciplinarity, engagement, and demonstrable real-world impact are paramount, a researcher must be much more than a journal article writer.

So what skills DOES the researcher of tomorrow need to:

• Get funded

• Build relationships

• Navigate a complex career landscape 

• And drive change in policy, practice and public?

Here, we’ll look at the evidence behind what Researcher 2.0 skills look like, the three pillars ...