A policy brief can feel like the toughest 1-4 pages that you will write for your research project because there is so much to say, so many unknowns, and so much value in a well-crafted policy brief. It might feel like there is just no way that your work is going to fit into that...
When working through your LASER PULSE project you’ll be working as a team to communicate your research to others and there are many different mediums (deliverables) through which to communicate your findings. A common type of deliverable is the policy brief. Generally, a policy brief is a 2 to 4 page document that advocates for...
This blog is designed for teams who are preparing to write research reports to help them avoid some of the common pitfalls research translation reviewers have observed during the LASER internal review. In this blog, we will cover: (1) the goals and afterlife of your report, (2) your audience, (3) writing for clarity and being...
Imagine, you’ve just come out of a fantastic meeting with your research collaborators. The kind where ideas are bottomless, connections are being made lightning quick, and everybody has said, at least a few times, “oh! I’ve got a source for that!” As the hours tick away after the meeting ends you notice that the shared...
