What forms of alternative research dissemination have you undertaken or participated in?
We took to social media with our new question of the month, asking our community: 'What forms of alternative research dissemination have you undertaken or participated in?'
Here are the responses to February's question:
What forms of alternative research dissemination have you undertaken or participated in?
- I've made posters, written blog posts and be involved in digital exhibition! I'm always keen to consider alternative and creative forms of research dissemination, particularly at different stages in the lifecycle of a research project.
- I have written articles for The Conversation, participated in radio and TV interviews, and have been interviewed by various print and online media outlets.
- One alternative research dissemination method I have explored is creating an infographic that condenses my PhD thesis into 10 key points. The goal was twofold: to make my research on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) and martial assemblages more accessible and engaging, but also to see the whole thing on one A4 page - with some fancy graphics and pictures! I shared this infographic within the PGR community in Politics and International Relations to encourage discussion beyond traditional academic formats. The primary audience was fellow PGRs, aiming to facilitate informal knowledge exchange and make complex theoretical frameworks (like assemblage theory) more approachable. That said, I also found it to be a helpful writing exercise - forcing me to distill my argument concisely while keeping the key ideas intact. This approach not only helped present my research in a more digestible format but also made it easier to discuss in both academic and casual settings - like a “party version” of my PhD for non-specialist audiences.
Our question for March is:
How do you envision the future of gender equity in the defence sector and what steps do you think need to be taken to get there?
