Communicating Research

Communication and dissemination activities arising from EPA-funded research are strongly encouraged and monitored throughout the lifetime of funded projects. EPA-funded research is communicated to a wide range of audiences, while ensuring that the underpinning science is not compromised. Significant societal and behavioural change is required to respond to climate change and to environmental threats and opportunities.

Communication Guidelines

The EPA Research Programme has published a number of guidelines and tools to assist with the preparation and on-going evaluation of project communications. The guidelines will also assist in focussing on the key messages of the project, and in improving communication between policy makers, scientists and other stakeholders. The documents can be accessed via the following links:

• EPA Research Guidelines for Project Communication Plans
• Guidelines for EPA-Funded Project Twitter Accounts
• Research 131 - BRIDGE: Tools for science-policy communication
• Research 132 - BRIDGE: Good Practice Guide for Science-policy Communication
• Research 133 - BRIDGE: A Knowledge Transfer Guide for Researchers
• Research 284a: Research to Policy Impact through Effective Knowledge Transfer
• Research 284b: Knowledge Transfer Guidelines and Recommendations for Irish Funding Agencies

EPA Research Programme Communication Activities

Every year, we both run and attend a number of environmental research events, publish a range of research reports, send newsletters and short updates to our subscribers, and are active on social media, particularly Twitter.

The infographic below gives details of key figures for 2020.

Download a copy of the 2020 communicating research infographic here