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Sharing Research Beyond Academia

Sharing research beyond academia includes activities that make findings accessible and useful to non‑academic audiences, such as policymakers, practitioners, communities, and the public. This section brings together guidance and tools that support planning and carrying out dissemination beyond peer‑reviewed journals.

Information Box Group

DFM Resource

So, you’ve had a publication accepted, now what? Guide to End-of-Grant KT at DFM

July 20, 2026.

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Checklist for Communicating Science & Health Research to the Public

National Institutes of Health

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Beyond Scientific Publication: Strategies for Disseminating Research

Beyond Scientific Publication: Strategies for Disseminating Research Findings

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Communicating Your Research

The Health Foundation

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Dissemination Guide of Guides

Research Impact Canada

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Institutional and General Research Repositories

Repositories are online platforms where researchers can store, share and preserve their scholarly or creative work.

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MacSphere

McMaster’s institutional repository for preserving and providing access to scholarly and creative works. Works can be stored by researcher name and department.

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Zenodo

A general‑purpose open repository recommended by McMaster Library for research outputs, including publications, datasets, and software. Zenodo provides persistent identifiers (DOIs), usage metrics (views, downloads), and products can be linked to researcher ORCIDs.

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Media, Social, and Digital Dissemination

Media, social, and digital channels can extend the reach and visibility of research findings. This section includes guidance on working with journalists, writing commentary, using social media, and sharing research through digital platforms.

Knowledge Translation

Media Relations

March 19, 2024. Presenters: Erin Beaulieu, KT Manager & Jennifer Stranges, Associate Director, FHS Communications and Public Relations

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Op-Ed Writing Guide

McMaster Communications, Marketing & Public Affairs

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Writing for The Conversation Canada

McMaster Communications, Marketing & Public Affairs

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How to Vet Journalist Requests & Get Interview Ready

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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10 Tips for Researchers to Write a Better Op-Ed

CHI Manitoba

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Op-ed writing: The Basics

The OpEd Project

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Independent and non-mainstream news media sources

Simon Fraser University Library

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A Guide to Using Social Media for Research Dissemination

JBI

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Journal article

Evaluating video‑based science communication practices: A scoping review

Lai, B., Riobueno-Naylor, A., Quan, S., Montes, M., Wargo, J., & Jones-Jang, S. M. (2025). Evaluating video-based science communications practices: a scoping review. JCOM 24(03), V01.

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Publication Outlet

The Conversation Canada

The Conversation Canada is a non-profit online publisher of analytical and explanatory articles by academic authors, written and edited for a wide general audience

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Publication Outlet

Healthy Debate

Healthy Debate publishes commentary and longer reported features about the Canadian health-care system and related subjects

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Publication Outlet

The Walrus

The Walrus magazine publishes original reporting, essays, fiction, poetry, and visual essays in the fields of politics, the arts, science and the environment, health, business, sports, technology, and international affairs.

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