Introduction to the Press Office

Find out more about working with the press office at the University of Birmingham. Media coverage of research is an important strand of impact activity, and we are keen to work with researchers to ensure their projects and research papers gets good exposure.

Each year, the University of Birmingham works with academics, hundreds of press releases, news stories and in-depth features. In the past 12 months, more than 54,000 news articles referencing the University of Birmingham achieved a potential reach of 4.4bn views from across the globe.

We work with international mainstream and specialist media, from BBC News and Washington Post to New Scientist and The Conversation.

Come along and find out more about the University’s press office and how we can work with you to raise the profile of your research through print, online and broadcast news channels.

This will be a short, 1 hour session covering:

• What is the press office and how do we work?
• What are the benefits of pursuing media coverage for your research?
• When is your research newsworthy?
• How does the process of media communication work?
• How and when can you get in touch?