Activities and resources from the Centre for Doctoral Studies to help you demonstrate your contribution within and beyond academia..

Publishing and Generating Impact is one of our eight key doctoral development themes, designed to help postgraduate research students across King’s navigate the support on offer.

For guidance on booking live workshops and registering for on-demand services, see how to access our courses.

Please note, to access SkillsForge you will require King's log in credentials. 

Blogging for Researchers (Access through SkillsForge CRSD91)

Have you ever thought about writing a blog, but not sure where to start? Are you curious about what blogging could do for your research, or your career? Or would you like to develop your online presence, and think blogging could be part of the solution? If these questions resonate with you, join us for this short workshop where we'll explore and discuss the qualities that make blogs a popular communication format. We'll also consider the positive implications of blogging for you individually and will introduce the steps anyone can take to conceptualize, plan, deliver and promote their first blog.

Introduction to Public Engagement (Access through SkillsForge PGR322)

Aimed at PGR students and early career researchers with little or no prior experience of public engagement, the session will help you develop skills and an understanding of public engagement with research, as well as help you consider possible public engagement you can carry out with your own research, through our public engagement small grants scheme.

Masterclass in Disruptive Thinking (Access through SkillsForge PGR197)

Are you looking to engage in your research in a new way? Join the Entrepreneurship Institute for a masterclass in disruptive thinking. Regardless of discipline, the skill of disruptive thinking will help you grow as an academic by enabling you to develop and explore new problems and engage with existing ones in creative, novel ways. This masterclass will provide you with the essential tools to test boundaries and confidently pioneer new ways of approaching things that challenge the status quo.

Publication Strategies and Tactics for the Social Sciences (Access through SkillsForge PGR262)

This course is aimed at researchers in the social sciences who have no, or limited, experience of writing for publication. It will cover issues including different ways of turning a PhD or thesis chapter into publishable work, structuring a paper, and how to find a good way of framing your paper. It will also look at how to deal with a rejection, how to deal with a revise and resubmit and how to use social media to advertise accepted papers.

Strategic Communications Fundamentals for Maximising Research Impact (Access through SkillsForge CRSD104)

This workshop encourages researchers to think about research impact as an attitude of mind, present at all stages through a research project. The session encourages researchers to consider how they can develop academic research ideas and findings into societal changes using strategic communications. It will cover how to develop those impactful and compelling communications by setting meaningful and measurable objectives, identifying and targeting the most strategic audiences, and developing messaging that can leave a mark in media, political, and public discourse.

Undertaking Radio, TV and Print Interviews (Access through SkillsForge PGR334)

This course will help you to understand how and why you should use radio, TV and printed media to raise awareness of, and engage the public with your research. It will give a comprehensive and engaging introduction to all aspects of the media, including ‘how journalists source stories’ and ‘using social media to become media aware’.

Writing and Publishing Scientific Research Paper (Access through SkillsForge PGR361)

This in-person course will teach you how to write a scientific research manuscript efficiently while making it both clear and impactful. The course will also give you the tools to fully understand and navigate the publication process.

Writing for Publication in the Arts & Humanities (Access through SkillsForge PGR260)

This course takes participants through 3 key areas: writing a journal article, writing a book, and creating a publication plan. You will gain familiarity with publication processes, you will be shown how to engage publishers with your research, and you will be given knowledge that will equip and empower you to publish your research in the Arts & Humanities.

Writing for the Public (Access through SkillsForge CRSD92)

The written word is one of the key mediums by which the public can learn about our work, either in newspapers, magazines or books. In this session, we'll take you through the different publishing industries, talk about how to find the story in your work, communicate its key messages, and make your writing pitch-perfect for any future audience. By the end, you’ll have a clear idea of how the publishing industries work, understand where your work might fit in the public sphere, and develop a plan for how to take it there.

To find out more about our on-demand platforms and how to access them, see how to access our courses.

PGR Core Library

• Research Impact for PGRs

This short on-demand training, co-developed with the King's Research Impact Leads team, introduces you to the fundamentals of research impact.

Sage Campus

• The Journal Publishing Landscape Learner Pathway (External website)

This pathway teaches an overview of journal publishing, informing researchers how to take advantage of different publishing opportunities, how to ensure their research has the widest impact in the most relevant journal, and how to promote it for the widest reach.

• Write a Journal Article That Will Get Published Learner Pathway (External website)

This pathway teaches an overview of writing and formatting a journal article, giving examples and strategies to structure and finalise a high-quality paper. Researchers will be taught how to navigate the peer review process and respond to feedback in order to increase their chances of getting accepted for publication.

Elsevier Researcher Academy

• Writing for Research Series
• Publication Process Series
• Navigating Peer Review Series

These three series at Elsevier Researcher Academy (external website) host various e-courses and resources on writing for publications. Explore the on-demand content at your own pace to learn more about the fundamentals of manuscript preparation, discipline-specific writing, peer review, metrics, open access, and many more.

• How Your Research Can Make an Impact on Society (External website)

This webinar recording discusses the societal impacts of science. It defines what impact is, explores its importance to researchers, and discusses what researchers can do to increase the impact of their work. The webinar also uses the case study ‘Prawns on Prozac’ to illustrate ways to make an impact on society with your research.

Research Support - Libraries and Collections

King's Library has collections of resources to help with:

• Research Impact

• Copyright

Entrepreneurship

The world of work is changing. King’s Entrepreneurship Institute can help you develop entrepreneurial skills such as creative thinking, idea validation & self confidence, and provide you with tools to innovate in your chosen field, identify and take advantage of opportunities, or start a new enterprise. Take part in free activities and programmes including workshops, inspirational panel events, Idea Factory competition and the King’s Start-up Accelerator. See the King's Entrepreneurship Institute webpage and follow @Innovatekings on X.

Public engagement small grant scheme

Do you have a great idea for a public engagement activity? Are you keen to get experience of engaging people with research? PhD students, research staff and academic staff at King's are invited to apply for a small grant of up to £1,000 to deliver a public engagement activity.

For full details and information on how to apply please see our PE Small Grants webpage.

King’s Engaged Researcher Network

KERN supports a growing community of researchers, across the university, interested in engaging different audiences with their research. KERN runs training, facilitates collaborations and sends a monthly newsletter which details opportunities to get involved, funding information, resources, and advice. See King's Engaged Research blog and follow @KingsEngages on X.