People: Charlie Mydlarz
- Current role:
- Academic (research)
- Institution:
- University of Salford
- Discipline:
- Other
What motivated you to engage the public with your work?
Transferring your excitement to someone who might never hear of the cool things that you are doing.
Describe the public engagement activity you have done.
I co-founded the Crescent Network for young researchers and venue managers to connect and bring cutting edge research and the public together.
What are your top three tips for other researchers?
1. Think about how people might be able to relate to your work
2. Tell your mates and people you meet about it to help you talk about it in a more accessible way
3. Join a group in your uni that could give you help and a platform to engage from
What are your top three resources to support your engagement work?
1. http://crescent-network.ning.com/
2. Tell your mates and people you meet about it to help you talk about it in a more accessible way
3. Social networking sites
What would you say to encourage another researcher to engage with the public?
You only truly know your own research when you can explain it easily to anyone.
