Welcome to the Animate Your Science Blog

Communicate 80,000 words of research brilliance with a concise script that captivates and engages the audience in the 3MT competition.

Analogies are all about making the unfamiliar more familiar. So how do you create an analogy for communicating research?

With just a flick of the finger, simply SWIPE along to read our new mobile SciComm magazine! Learn more in this post.

Looking for some handy tools to level-up your SciComm game? You have come to the right place. Check out our 5 favourite FREE SciComm tools!

Developing your public speaking skills is a vital part of disseminating your research effectively. So, how could you work on your delivery?

As a scientist we love a good method. But what is the method for design? Here we discuss the 6 steps for designing a scientific graphic.

What is a science communicator? Where do they work? How do you become one? Let's unpack this one topic at a time!

Writing your first scientific news article is quite different from publishing a manuscript. Here's our top pointers for budding writers!

Science communication blogs are great for getting some light reading done on the topic. We've made our picks for the best blogs on the net!

Podcasts about science communication are all about practicing what you preach. Check out our top 5 picks for the best SciComm podcasts!

Looking to raise the impact of your scientific research? Test how well you're communicating yourself to the world with our SciComm Checklist

Science is to be seen just as much as it is to be heard. Read about some handy tips on making scientific illustrations.

Direct your reader to the ‘next step’ with a QR code. What’s more: making a customised, permanent QR is free and easy.

For academics, it’s tough to be seen, even by your peers. With over 7000 papers published every day, who has the time to read every new...

You may be familiar with the saying 'Publish or Perish' but have you heard about 'Visible or Vanish'?

How do I design effective webinar slides? Do I use less or more slides? Do I use less or more visuals? Animations? It's all right here.

Let's face it, scientific progress relies, in part, on effective science communication and increasingly, this requires an online...

It was a warm and tranquil summer day back in 2016 when the news broke. The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing mass coral bleaching. My...

Without communication, there is no science. But the discipline of science communication is still a relatively fresh idea. It's a career...

This post will give you a quick rundown of exactly what you need do to boost the impact of your next scientific paper.