Workshop description
In 2017, UBC added a lay summary requirement to all theses and dissertations, and more and more academic journals, public policy institutes, and granting agencies require researchers to provide summaries of their studies for non-specialists. But, how do experts communicate specialized research to non-specialist audiences?
This workshop helps researchers understand:
- how lay summaries differ from abstracts,
- the multiple purposes of lay summaries, and
- how lay summaries enhance science communication and increase research visibility.
Participants will write or revise a lay summary (thesis, dissertation, research article) and receive feedback from the workshop facilitators and other participants. Therefore, this workshop is most useful for those with a research project underway.
Facilitators
- Dr. Patty Kelly, Program Manager, Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communications
- Eury Chang, PhD Candidate, Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communications Project Coordinator
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