Communicating the results of our research is important since it aligns with the University’s commitment to open knowledge with the aim to make research accessible and transparent to both other researchers and society at large.
If you are involved with research at Dalarna University, you will find information and advice on this webpage about how you can communicate the results of your research in a way that promotes its usefulness and value beyond the University.
Make Your Research Visible
Profile Page – a page about you
Make it easy for others to find you
If anyone enters your name in an online search, they will likely arrive at your profile page. The profile page shows your name, contact details, projects, publications and a short presentation.
Update your profile page by searching for your name here on the staff website and clicking on "Edit profile" (Redigera profil).
Research Groups
Present your research and areas of specialisation
The webpages for the University’s research groups aim to promote the research carried out at the University. They enable the groups to present their work in a clear and consistent way. These pages aim to make it straightforward for external visitors to see the work and expertise of the research groups.
Create and update the webpage about your research group
Research Projects
Present your project(s) on a professional webpage
Reach a wider audience with an accessible and informative professional webpage. The information here helps you create a webpage for your research project. There are several ways to display your project to make it available to external visitors such as journalists and other researchers.
Display your research projects
Manage and edit research projects
Expert Lists
List yourself as an expert in your field
On our external website on the pages about research (du.se/forskning), experts are listed by theme and subject. These expert lists allow, in particular, our researchers and doctoral students to profile their competence. These lists are especially useful to journalists who are seeking researchers (they are also useful to anyone who wants to gain an insight into the expertise that is available at the University).
Reach a Broader Audience
Researcher Columns
Increase understanding of your research
On our external website (du.se/forskning), we publish columns written by our researchers. These allow researchers the chance to talk about their research in a more personal way and make it more accessible to a broader audience. They help profile the University's research work and increase understanding within society about academic and scientific work.
Published researcher columns (forskarkrönikor - Swedish text)
Social Media
Communicate directly with your intended audience and generate interest
Social media enables you to communicate directly with your intended audience. It offers a great way for you to generate interest and interaction not least since messages can quickly reach a wide audience. Being active on social media also means that you can find out about current issues and learn more about your target audiences.
Be sure to tag Dalarna University in your research-related posts #/@högskolandalarna.
Dalarna University has official accounts on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. If you have ideas or comments about their content, be sure to contact the Office of Marketing and Communication.
For guidelines about social media, contact the Office of Marketing and Communication: do this before you open a new account for a project or programme.
Official Dalarna University accounts on social media:
Borrow a Researcher
Talk about your research in schools, in associations and at workplaces
"Borrow a researcher" allows schools, non-profit organisations and workplaces to invite a researcher to visit them either at their physical location or online. The researcher shares their expertise or talks about their work as researcher. Coaching is available ahead of such a visit.
Participate in "Borrow a Researcher" (external website)
Researchers' Grand Prix
Take part in a competition all about the presentation of research
This competition is the largest in presentation technique for researchers in Sweden. Each competitor has four minutes to present their research in a simple, inspirational and educational way. The competition is organised by Vetenskap & Allmänhet in collaboration with Formas, Forte, Vinnova and Vetenskapsrådet.
Sign up for Researchers' Grand Prix (external website)
Events and Digital Visibility
Conferences and Events
To book a venue for a conference or event, please complete the booking form. Before you send in your request, read the information about what you as organiser need to think about and also what responsibility you have in terms of planning and holding the event. More detailed information can be found on:
Booking requests - events - Dalarna University
Provide Information about Your Event
All official events at the University that are open to the public must be included in the calendar on du.se.
Create an event in the calendar (Swedish webpage)
Commmunication about and marketing of events and conferences (Swedish webpage)
Public Doctoral Defences and Licentiate Seminars
Every doctoral defence and licentiate seminar that is held at Dalarna University must be entered in the calendar on du.se.
On the occasion of a defence (for Dalarna University doctoral students), the doctoral student must contact the Office of Marketing and Communication, which will write a newspiece.
If the doctoral student is to hold their defence at another higher education institute, contact the other HEI to find out if there will be recognition of the event there.
Doctoral defences and licentiate seminars (theses)
Decision: Forskningsrådet 2019-09-02
Applies from: 2019-09-02
Updates: Office of Marketing and Communiation
Licentiate Seminar
For doctoral students at Dalarna University, the Doctoral Programmes Coordinator or supervisor sends information about the seminar to the Office of Marketing and Communication (OMC). The information should include the name of the doctoral student, subject, title of the thesis, time and place of the seminar, form (digital or physical), as well as the name, title and higher education institution of those involved in the seminar. The link to the thesis and the digital room must be included in the calendar once they are available.
| What to do | By whom | When |
| Send information about the seminar to the OMC | Secretary, FUN | When FUN has made the decision |
| Enter in calendar (update with link to the thesis once it is spikad) |
OMC | When information is available |
Thesis Defence (Disputation)
For doctoral students at Dalarna University, the Doctoral Programmes Coordinator or supervisor sends information about the seminar to the Office of Marketing and Communication (OMC). The information should include the name of the doctoral student, subject, title of the thesis, time and place of the seminar, form (digital or physical), as well as the name, title and higher education institution of those involved in the defence. The link to the thesis and the digital room must be included in the calendar once they are available.
| What to do | By whom | When |
| Send information about the seminar to the OMC | Secretary, FUN | When FUN has made the decision |
| Enter into the calendar (update with a link to the thesis when it is spikad) |
OMC | When information is available. |
| Contact the doctoral student for an interview/with questions | OMC | About one month before the defence |
| Publish the news item / pressmeddelande Remember to link to the thesis |
OMC | After the defence |
| If the defence takes place at another HEI, contact that HEI and enquire about their procedures | OMC | According to the procedures at the other HEI. |
| If another HEI writes the pressmeddelande – publish locally and on our website |
OMC | According to the procedures at the other HEI. |
| Update www.du.se/disputationer with a link to the thesis and a link to the news item (Swedish, and where applicable English) |
OMC | As soon as possible after the defence |
Planning and Support
You can get assistance with the planning of your academic publications and research communication. The library can help you with publication questions. and the Office of Marketing and Communication can help you reach a wider audience and your target groups.
Academic Publishing
The library provides assistance and advice on questions about the digital support mechanisms relating to academic publication. Some examples are as follows: DiVA, Open Access, bibliometry, ORCID, and ISBN / ISSN.
Academic Publishing (Swedish webpage)
Research Communication
The Office of Marketing and Communication works to promote the University's research and offers strategic assistance with communication matters from as early as the planning stage.
The support we offer is based on the document Basutbud för forskningskommunikation:
Basutbud för forskningskommunikation (pdf)
Handlingsplan forskningskommunikation 2025.pdf
Communication Plan
Plan your research communication - template and support
Use the template in your planning. It will consider:
- purpose (why communication?)
- target groups (who is your target group?)
- objective and message (what do you want to achieve?)
- channels (how to achieve the above?)
- activities (what do you plan to do and when?)
The headings in the template can be adapted to suit content and needs.
Plan your communication (Swedish webpage)
Templates and Graphic Design
Use our templates and assistance when you prepare materials such as posters, information leaflets, folders, diplomas, invitations, business cards, etc.
Templates and support (Swedish webpage)
Courses in Research Communication
Improve your communicative ability
The Office of Marketing and Communication has courses for researchers and research groups. Contact us to find out more.
Communications Training (Budskapsträning)
We go through the basics of reseach communication and you are given methods for talking about your research in a simple and clear way without compromising it in any way.
Time: 3 hours
Number of people: about 6
Network on LinkedIn
Get practical advice and tips on how to use LinkedIn, which is a tool for career development, professional growth, information sharing and research.
Time: 1.5 hours
Number of people: about 6
Personal Professional Presentation - Profile Page
Practical advice on how to use your profile page as a digital business card to explain who you are, what your research expertise is and what role you have at the University.
Time: 30 minutes - 1 hour
Number of people: no limit
Write a Research Column
This is a short text for a daily newspaper in which the researcher can share their experiences, insight and personal reflections on their research or on academic subjects. You will receive practical advice about how to structure your column, how to begin your text and other important aspects that are important for this kind of text.
Time: 1-2 hours
Number of people: about 6
Dalarna University works with the local newspaper Falu-Kuriren, where we publish our columns on a regular basis. The Heads of School along with other school management decides whom to ask to write a column in consultation with research communication officers. Get in touch if you are interested!
About the research columns in Falu-Kuriren, news article 18 March 2024
Research News - Let Us Know!
Feel free to send tips and suggestions to the Office of Marketing and Communication about potential stories and news so that we can determine an appropriate communication response. Examples are as follows:
- Promotion to professor
- Research grant
- Awards and recognition
- New publications
- Other relevant events
Definition
Science communication can be undertaken with various degrees of interaction:
- Information: Characterised by one-way communication aimed at a passive recipient, for example, press releases or popular science articles and lectures.
- Dialogue: Characterised by all parties having a role as both senders and receivers. Both researchers and the general public have an opportunity to speak and take an active interest in each other’s views. (In cases where there is an opportunity for two-way communication, but where only one party is active e.g. blogs with a comment function that is unused, it is known as pseudo-dialogue.)
- Co-creation: Characterised by two-way communication, whereby all parties not only have an opportunity to express their views but are also given influence in the research process. This can be anything from identifying ethical barriers or new research topics, to helping with data collection or being involved in communicating and using research findings.
Taken from Vetenskap & Allmänhet