Use the following tools and channels to create a presence and provide a platform for your research project, centre or group. Your content should be accessible, deliver key messages and, where appropriate, tailored for a specific intended audience.
Share your digital materials with partners and stakeholders who can help disseminate them through their own channels.
Please be aware of the university's guidelines for the use of websites, social media, advertising and survey tools for recruiting and polling participants in research studies, including essential data protection rules:
All digital platforms must be GDPR compliant and adhere to UCD's rules and guidelines, including Acceptable Use, Cookie Policy and Privacy. For more information visit UCD GDPR.
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| Use a professional service to design a logo, brochure, presentation and other materials for print and web |
Companies UCD works with include: |
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| Find website templates and publishing services from UCD | UCD IT Services Web Publishing Setup |
| UCD has a framework agreement for the provision web design services with third party suppliers |
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| See UCD Library Research Services' guide to using social media to promote research | See LibGuide |
| See guides to using specific social media platforms including Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook | UCD Promote Your Research website |
| Watch this video from University of Sheffield ScHARR Library on the use of online tools and platforms to help you communicate and disseminate your research at different stages of the research cycle | Watch video |
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| Follow UCD Library's guide to blogs for promoting research, including good examples | See the LibGuide from UCD Library Research Services |
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Publish on community platforms with scale to share data and analysis, such as The Conversation and Medium.com |
See UCD Institute for Discovery 'Writing tips for The Conversation' |
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| See UCD Library's guide to creating a podcast | See the LibGuide from UCD Library Research Services |
| Access UCD IT Services Multimedia content development |
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Create your own YouTube channel and see the platform's tips for producing good content |
Get started on YouTube |
| Access UCD's audio-visual services, provided by IT Services. |
Staff login is required to book the Media Creation Suite and Capture Booth. |
| Try free and paid video editing tools online |
VideoScribe by Sparkol (whiteboard and explainer videos) |
| Use UCD's video editing contractor |
Contact Laura Molloy |
| Use a professional video or animation production service |
UCD has worked with: Animations:
See also: |
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| See Professor Mark Reed's guide on 'How to start a newsletter that will get read and generate impact from your research' | Visit Fast Track Impact |
| Many researchers use Mailchimp to keep in touch with stakeholders | See tips and features |
| All Direct Marketing (e-marketing), including newsletters, must be GDPR compliant |
See guidance from Steven Roberts, Head of Marketing & Data Protection at Griffith College GDRP and Email Marketing [PDF]
See Rules for Direct Electronic Marketing from the Data Protection Commission. |
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| See Professor Mark Reed's impact guide on 'How to turn your next paper into an infographic' | Visit Fast Track Impact |
| Use free and paid online tools that make creating professional looking infographics easy | |
| Consult UCD Library's guidance on using free images/UCD image catalogue and creating graphics |
See LibGuide |
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| UCD Library's Software and Tools for Researchers includes links to many data visualisation resources | See LibGuide |
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Our World in Data offers interactive visualizations made through the Our World in Data Grapher, which is open-source (although requires some development experience to implement). Grapher is helpful for publications looking to bring together many different datasets and publish hundreds of visualizations based on this data. If you are looking only to publish one or a few interactive visualizations on the web try datawrapper.de. |
Visit Our World in Data Learn more about OWID Grapher |