Publicity
The media are always interested in and looking for newsworthy research, including PhD research. The University of Groningen also aims to share the findings of PhD and other research with the widest audience possible. It is valuable when a researcher’s work receives recognition through media exposure, and the university as an institution also benefits from this. The transfer of knowledge is one of the core tasks of universities, as highlighted in the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW).
For this reason, we kindly request that you send the publicity questionnaire and the abstracts (in Dutch and English) to the Communication Office by submitting your answers in Hora Finita no later than five weeks before the date of the PhD defence. The Dutch short summary should be as clear and accessible as possible to a general audience.
The Communication Office will use the information in the questionnaire to:
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determine whether your research should be featured more prominently. This happens if your research has news value for a wide audience. If that is the case, the Communication Office will contact you.
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possibly include a short report on the main results of your research in the weekly newsletter for the media. This report will be written by the Communication Office based on the answers to the questionnaire.
Information leaflets are also available: Preparing for publicity (UG) and Media contacts for scientific staff (UMCG).