Why is communication important for researchers? Why should you bother? And how on Earth do you get journalistts to write about your research?
0915 – 0935: In this lecture, one of the best research communicators at UiT, Associate professor Audun Hetland, asks "Why is communication important?" For many years, he has been the go-to avalanche expert for Norwegian and international media, in addition to working with TV and radio outlets and running his own podcast. What's in it for him? Come, listen, and understand.
0935 – 1000: When you have a great story, research result or new project, how do you get the media interested? Communications adviser at UiT, Kjetil Rydland, worked a decade with TV news at NRK, and now tries to get newspapers, radio and TV to do stories about UiT projects, events and employees. In this talk, you'll get all the practical tips and methods to get your research out there!