{"id":32150,"date":"2025-12-18T12:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=32150"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:21:41","slug":"the-conversation-training-for-researchers","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/event\/the-conversation-training-for-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Conversation \u2013 training for researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">Would you like to build a media profile and take your research to a global public audience by writing for\u00a0<\/b><b data-ogsc=\"\"><u data-ogsc=\"\"><a id=\"OWA171df326-24b1-3348-6d8c-0ce56939be64\" class=\"x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/uk\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/uk\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\">The Conversation<\/a><\/u><\/b><b data-ogsc=\"\">? <\/b><b data-ogsc=\"\">Register now for one of our upcoming training sessions.<\/b><b data-ogsc=\"\"><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">What is The Conversation?<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">The Conversation is an independent, open-access news platform where academics work with professional journalists to produce research-based articles. 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