Work

At Campus PR, our particular speciality is promoting research in the media. Whether it’s gaining front page coverage, slots on broadcast television or in-depth feature in key industry publications – we can help you, whatever discipline you work in. But it’s not all we do. We also provide content for websites, brochures and magazines; help clients with strategic planning around communications and impact; and we also share our expertise to build in house capacity, through a series of specialised training workshops.

Getting your research front page

Media

Few small agencies working in higher education can claim three front page national news stories and two stories on prime time BBC broadcast news – but we can. And all achieved without compromising the original research.

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The bigger picture

Strategy

We don’t just write PR strategies – though we’re very good at that. We help our clients look at the bigger picture and see how they can get the most from their communication and PR.

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Word perfect

Content

We translate complex – and often fascinating – material into engaging copy that lay audiences will want to read, whether it’s for a website, infographic, or a good old-fashioned print publication.

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Sharing our expertise

Training

We don’t think academics need to be media relations or communications experts but we do think that bit of specialist knowledge about communicating research and working with the media can help. We’ve developed a series of training workshops to help researchers learn the skills they’ll need, particularly given the demands for greater impact from research. We also run workshops for the press officers who have to do the rest, based on our expertise gained over many years of working in research promotion.

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I really appreciated the guidance and steer you provided away from jargon-y technical language and towards a more clear and crisp account of what we did and what we found
Richard Ward, Consultant
Strategy Unit
Campus PR’s approach was entirely flexible to suit our needs and the team gladly accommodated last-minute changes. I highly recommend Campus PR for their high-quality work, good communication and excellent results.
Clare Robertson, Senior Marketing Executive
University of Leeds
I really appreciated your input – I felt in safe hands! I know my requests were a bit random at times but you responded beautifully and actually just knowing we could call on you was so helpful.
Rachel Caswell
Strategy Unit
I cannot state highly enough how impressed we were with Campus PR. Sam and the team were so responsive, flexible, understanding and skilled in their expertise. We are delighted with the end result.
Ceri Bain, Research & Innovation Webpage Project Coordinator
Edinburgh Napier University
Thanks again for the incredible help you gave us in pulling together our REF submission. Your skill in drawing out the narratives and evidence has made it all so much stronger – we couldn’t have done it without you! I hope to get the chance to work with you again in the future.
Dr Gerri Matthews-Smith
Edinburgh Napier University
Just to say that the science team are over the moon with the coverage, as are our funders! Thank you so much.
Laura Holland, Director of Communications and Culture
Rosalind Franklin Institute
The team are really happy with the new intranet, which is based on the approach and structure you recommended. Such a huge job was made much more manageable thanks to your insight and help.
Hannah Schumann, Research Partnerships Marketing Manager
University of Liverpool
Thank you for all the work the Campus PR team have done for the World Technology Universities Network. It’s been great to use your skills to improve how we report on our membership and activities.
Sonia Jenkins, WTUN Coordinator
World Technology Universities Network
Working with Campus PR to create the MeDe Innovation Annual Review was one of the most seamless experiences I have had with an external agency. I would not hesitate to recommend Campus PR to anyone, they are the ultimate combination of professional excellence and approachability.
Kelly Broadbent, Project Administrator
MeDe Innovation
Some PR agencies demand a lot of time to manage, but that’s just not the case with Campus PR. I know I can pass them a research story and leave them to handle it with total confidence.
Mark Dorey, External Relations Manager
Leeds Beckett University
Flexible. Professional. Invaluable. Campus PR will always go the extra mile and act as a vital extension of the team. Above all, they are honest and trustworthy. If you want to talk through how and why we’ve worked with them, just drop me a line.
Rachel Barson, Head of Media Relations
University of Leeds
I was absolutely delighted that the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Tissue Bank featured on the BBC News! This was a complex project to pull together – in particular co-ordinating and liaising between so many partner institutions and individual people. You did this with great patience and diplomacy and gave the Tissue Bank the best start we could have hoped for.
Maggie Blanks, Founder
Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund
We’d been speaking to Smith & Nephew for a few years about working with us to commercialise the technology and we’d had some excellent publications on the research, but what got the company’s attention was the media coverage which Campus PR helped us achieve. The science on its own couldn’t do it – it was the publicity that clinched the deal.
Professor Sheila MacNeil
University of Sheffield
It has been a pleasure working with you. The combination of informed enthusiasm, efficiency and quick communication has been a rare treat.
Professor John Altringham
University of Leeds
Working with Campus PR has been a great experience. We had a huge amount of interest in our project, which raised the department’s profile and helped us with our post-doctoral recruitment.
Dr Roderich Gross
University of Sheffield
As a team Campus PR pulled out all the stops on providing support for the funding bids, responding swiftly and flexibly. Their responsive and effective support is what made us so ready to engage them again for similar work.
George Rees, Business Development Director
University of Sheffield
Campus PR gave some us some extremely useful feedback on our draft document. I am sure that this played a key role in how well our proposal was judged.
Dr Neil Sims
University of Sheffield
This flurry of media interest was beyond my experience and it was great to have an expert voice guiding me and my colleagues. I’m grateful for the efficiency and warmth that you brought to this work.
Professor Neil Small
University of Bradford
Campus PR are the first PR company I have dealt with (and I have dealt with a few) who do not try to “dumb down” the story or sensationalise it.
Dr Ross Boyle
University of Hull
The proactive and incredibly professional way that Campus PR worked to raise the profile and impact of our research has been very impressive.
Dr Roger Sturmey
Hull York Medical School
Working with CampusPR was a very positive experience. The coverage raised the profile of the project and generated a number of important industry contacts that we are now following up.
Dr Phillip Purnell
University of Leeds
Having once worked as a 'popular science editor' I appreciate the skills required to take some complex science and phrase it in such a way that it retains its excitement, interest and factual basis yet is written in a concise and accessible way. Campuspr has those skills in spades.
Professor Tim Benton
University of Leeds
This wasn't just a success, it was a fabulous debut for the conference. Thanks to you all for such a fantastic job.
Professor Chris Ballentyne
European Association of Geochemistry
Thanks again for the features. They are all really great pieces, well-structured with all of them putting in the context needed to bring the stories to life.
Mark Dolby, Internal Communications Officer
University of Bradford
My experience of working with Campus PR has always been a complete pleasure. Their ability to create an outstanding product in a short period of time is testament to their responsive and professional approach. The team always finds time to listen and deliver solutions according to our needs and, best of all, they deliver great results.
Sophia Kennedy, Leeds Social Sciences Institute Coordinator
University of Leeds
Thank you so much for your help with the preparation of the submission for the Queen’s Anniversary Prize. Obviously we’re delighted and really proud of the achievement. It was a tough assignment given the time constraints and without your help it would have been even tougher, if not impossible.
Mark Thompson, Media Relations Manager
University of Bradford
We've been really pleased with the work you've done with engineering. It’s been a pleasure working with you all for so long and you've done some fantastic work for us
Shemina Davis, Media Relations Manager
University of Sheffield
Having you supporting us at the British Science Festival was a real example of how working with Campus PR is a huge benefit. You know our academics, our vision, our team and you are a wonderful extension of our team. You’ve supported and guided, advised us and helped us achieve some wonderful coverage
Emma Bridge, Head of Communications
University of Bradford
Thank you for your help on publicising this work, which continues to go from strength to strength
Professor Fergus Gibb
University of Sheffield
It’s amazing how the story spread. All good, I’m happy. Many thanks for your help.
Professor David Lerner
University of Sheffield
I’ve been contacted by a number of companies (which I’d been hoping to hear from) as a consequence of the coverage you achieved. Good work!
Professor Neil Hopkinson
University of Sheffield
Our academics felt that your copywriters did a great job of explaining our research in a format that was accessible for all our audiences. Using Campus PR has really made light work for us, as by working with you to develop a content plan and key messages, I could leave it to you, safe in the knowledge that contact would be made with the relevant people, content would be created and approval would all be complete by our deadlines.
Rowan Grant, National Outreach Manager
Medical Technologies Innovation and Knowledge Centre

Work

Getting your research front page

Media

The bigger picture

Strategy

Word perfect

Content

Sharing our expertise

Training

Richard Ward, Consultant

Clare Robertson, Senior Marketing Executive

Rachel Caswell

Ceri Bain, Research & Innovation Webpage Project Coordinator

Dr Gerri Matthews-Smith

Laura Holland, Director of Communications and Culture

Hannah Schumann, Research Partnerships Marketing Manager

Sonia Jenkins, WTUN Coordinator

Kelly Broadbent, Project Administrator

Mark Dorey, External Relations Manager

Rachel Barson, Head of Media Relations

Maggie Blanks, Founder

Professor Sheila MacNeil

Professor John Altringham

Dr Roderich Gross

George Rees, Business Development Director

Dr Neil Sims

Professor Neil Small

Dr Ross Boyle

Dr Roger Sturmey

Dr Phillip Purnell

Professor Tim Benton

Professor Chris Ballentyne

Mark Dolby, Internal Communications Officer

Sophia Kennedy, Leeds Social Sciences Institute Coordinator

Mark Thompson, Media Relations Manager

Shemina Davis, Media Relations Manager

Emma Bridge, Head of Communications

Professor Fergus Gibb

Professor David Lerner

Professor Neil Hopkinson

Rowan Grant, National Outreach Manager