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The Visible Academic Programme

Build your profile, communicate your work and grow your impact

A 12-week programme helping academics communicate their work, expertise and profile with clarity and confidence. Through one-to-one coaching, each participant shapes a compelling story, reaches priority audiences and builds a practical plan for lasting visibility and impact.

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12 weeksOne academic term
6 one-to-one sessionsFocused coaching and set tasks
Co-created pathwayBuilt around research goals and ambition

The opportunity

Make your work easier to find and use

Rankings and reputation matter. In an AI-shaped information landscape, clear thought leadership, originality and personalisation matter more than ever. The programme gives academics tools and confidence to help good work reach people who can use it.

What participants build

Research story and funding case

A compelling hook, a clear “so what” impact case and a concise case for funding investment.

Audience-ready communication

Ways to translate complex findings while maintaining academic rigour for funder, public, policy and professional audiences.

Profile and digital presence

A tailored approach to LinkedIn, university pages and relevant websites, building internal, external and international visibility.

Writing, media and relationships

Practical translational writing, media preparation, strategic networking and collaboration.

The programme · Six-session pathway

A bespoke pathway,
built together

Across six one-to-one sessions over a term, Victoria and each researcher co-create an action pathway around the researcher’s goals, research ideals and priority audiences.

  1. 01

    Understand you and your research

    Explore your academic story, research ideals and career ambitions. What do you want to achieve? Build a career plan around the impact you want to make.

  2. 02

    Develop the hook and impact case

    Shape a clear hook, a funding elevator pitch and a one-page “so what” for three priority audiences.

  3. 03

    Strengthen profile and digital presence

    Build visibility through LinkedIn, university pages and relevant websites, strengthening internal, external and international profile.

  4. 04

    Translate research and engage key audiences

    Practise adapting research into policy briefs, executive summaries or industry papers, and prepare to engage media and other key audiences.

  5. 05

    Build networks and collaboration

    Identify peers and collaborators, create a relationship plan, strengthen networking confidence and encourage collaboration across university functions.

  6. 06

    Create a 12-month action roadmap

    Set clear KPIs in line with university priorities, map public engagement opportunities and support functions, and plan around academic teaching and research routines.

The value for the university

Stronger profiles.
Wider reach.

More confident researchers, clearer public-facing stories and stronger connections across the institution can contribute to a stronger university profile and reputation, supporting its ability to attract students, collaborators and funders.

The programme is designed for early-career researchers through to experienced academics taking on more public-facing roles.

Why Nexus Impact Advisory

Victoria brings over 16 years’ experience across strategic communications, brand, fundraising and grant making, alongside a global perspective and experience working with senior university leaders to develop philanthropy and partnerships. She designed this programme to build academic confidence, sharpen profiles and strengthen university outcomes, making academic work more visible, fundable and compelling to wider audiences.

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