1:1 research communications and engagement mentoring

Want to get really nerdy about research comms?

If you want to hone your research communication and engagement skills, you can book 1:1 mentoring with me.

You might want to make more use of research communication and engagement in your research career, or you might be considering a career in research communication but aren’t sure where to begin.

Mentoring time with me can be used for whatever research communication and engagement themes you like, as long as they’re related to your career development.

For example, you might want to work with me on:

  • Developing your research communication and engagement skills in ways that are tailored to your specific needs

  • More in-depth discussion of topics covered in my research communication workshops

  • Boosting your confidence in communicating about research

  • Figuring out how you can work towards a career in research comms

  • Brainstorming ways to use research engagement to help you in your research career

  • "Clare consistently distils complicated science into tangible ideas and language that anyone can understand."

    - Stephanie Singer, founder and Creative Director of BitterSuite

Affordable mentoring for researchers and research communicators

I offer a sliding scale of fees If you are on a low income, have a fixed-term employment contract, or are otherwise under financial pressure, a mentoring session with me costs £65 rather than my standard fee of £75. The sliding scale works on an honour system so I won’t ask for an explanation or proof. If you say you need it, that’s good enough for me. And if you are able to afford standard-cost sessions, you’re also making it possible for me to offer lower-cost sessions to other clients, so thank you!

How to book a lower-cost mentoring session

Just use the code SLIDING-SCALE at checkout to apply a £10 discount.

  • Free mentoring discovery chat

    30 minutes

    Free

    For people who are new to mentoring with me

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  • Mentoring session

    1 × 50-minute mentoring session

    £65 - 75

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What you get when you work with me

I'm Dr Clare Jonas: skills trainer, research communicator, and former academic.

When you work with me, you get:

  • My 10 years' experience of working in research communication and 20 years' experience of teaching, training, coaching and mentoring adults

  • My extensive education in psychology and neuroscience

  • My first-hand knowledge of working in academia (and burning out of academia) as someone with ADHD

  • My ability to assess research evidence and distil it into tangible ideas that you can use in your everyday life

  • My genuine delight in learning who you are and empowering you to develop skills to support your career and personal wellbeing

  • My deep personal commitment to kindness, honesty and integrity

  • And a lot of dad jokes, because my sense of humour is an important part of who I am (and gentle humour can be make it easier to learn new things and to regulate emotions when you’re talking about potentially challenging topics like wellbeing)

If you want to know more about me and my approach, check out my About Me page.

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