For Staff

About us

The News Centre uses a range of media communication tools and acts as a point of contact for media representatives wishing to engage with the University. We also assist staff in communicating with the media with various multimedia sources.

• What the News Centre can do for you
• Meet the team
• Purposes and functions document

Why work with the media?

Working with the media can be rewarding and can greatly raise the public profile of your work and the work of the University.

• A guide to the reasons to work with the media
• When to work with the media
• Top tips for working with the media
  

Publicising your work

If you have news to publicise to the media, then the first step is to get in touch with the News Centre. Send a synopsis of your story (approximately 200 words) to pressoffice@le.ac.uk and we will take it from there.

• What to send to the Press Office
• How to write a press release
• How to use social media
• Resources
• Testimonials from academics who have worked with us

Communication Tools

The Press Office has a variety of communication tools to communicate your news or announcements.

• Which tool is right to communicate my news?
  

Become an expert

The University invites reporters to search our online Experts Guide to find an expert to comment on the news agenda. The Experts Guide is a great opportunity for you to raise awareness of your expertise in the media.

• Why I should become an expert?
• Submisson Form
• Think: Leicester
• Experts Guide
• The Conversation UK

Become an author on The Conversation UK. The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public.

Dealing with the media

Although it may seem daunting at first, dealing with the media is hugely rewarding as it can help raise the profile of your research and the University.

• How to talk to the media
• Use of radio interview suite
• Managing controversy
• Conduct for the media

Media Advice

Academics from the University share their experiences of being interviewed and filmed for TV programmes. Dr Angela Lennox, Professor Ken Pounds and John Williams offer advice and tips about giving interviews. Find out what journalists want from you to give the best interview for television.

• Advice from Academics and Journalists
• Useful Phrases and Expressions
• Video: How to write a Press Release
• Bad science reporting: how to avoid exaggerating your research
• InSciOut trial information

Case studies: Experts' perspectives of working with the media

A number of our academics work regularly with the media. Here they share their advice and top tips for working with the media.

• Dr Lisa Smith
• Dr Jan Zalasiewicz
• Dr John Bond OBE

Academics share their areas of expertise and examples of where their research has been publicised in case studies.

• Dr Lesley Wylie
• Dr David Unwin
• Professor Sarah Hainsworth
• Professor Martin Barstow
• Dr André Ng
• Mr Jon Garland and Dr Neil Chakraborti
  

Guide to Self-Shooting and Editing

If you are required to make talking head video content for your webpages or courses, follow these simple steps.

• Step 1: What you will need
  This practical guide to self-shooting and editing will help you to record a talking head video using your mobile phone or laptop.
• Step 2: How to make your short film stand out
  In order to make your short film the best it can be, there are a number of simple filmmaking techniques that you should follow.
• Step 3: Time to edit
  This practical guide will show how to use basic editing skills within Windows Movie Maker

Media Monitoring

The University monitors its media coverage through a media agency, to demonstrate the impact of the coverage we receive.

• View past reports

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about all aspects of the News Centre. If your question isn't answered here, please contact us via pressoffice@le.ac.uk

• FAQs