Are you a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) investigator looking to increase the profile of your research and share your expertise with a broader audience? McGill’s central Communications Office, working closely with communications colleagues in the FMHS and research and clinical institutes, can help connect you with journalists, promote your expertise and research, provide media training and offer guidance on op-ed writing.
We aim to inform journalists about research and strengthen the University’s reputation as a source of expertise. Explore the opportunities below.
Promote your research
Our newsroom team develops stories for external audiences, including press releases highlighting research discoveries. These are also amplified by our partners in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and your research or clinical institute.
Here are some points to keep in mind:
- Research is most likely to be a good fit when it is
- relevant beyond academia;
- tackles issues of public interest,
- demonstrates the University’s contributions to society
- newly published or forthcoming.
- In multi-author publications, at least one lead author or principal investigator should be a McGill professor, postdoctoral fellow or doctoral student. Research led by a master’s student may also be considered.
Have a research story to share? Please complete our submission form.
Share your expertise
The McGill Experts Guide is a searchable directory of faculty experts used by journalists and communications staff to find sources on a wide range of topics.
If you are interested in media opportunities, we encourage you to complete this form.
Connect with journalists
Journalists frequently turn to McGill for expert commentary. We help connect reporters with members of the community whose expertise matches the stories they’re covering.
We also promote McGill expertise to journalists through Expert Alerts, which highlight faculty members available to comment on timely topics.
Media training and op-ed support
We offer media training to help you communicate your research and expertise clearly and confidently. Group training sessions are offered periodically, and individual coaching is available when needed. We also provide guidance on writing and placing op-eds. Find out more.
Other news platforms
The McGill Reporter covers stories primarily of interest to the broader McGill community, including faculty initiatives, major grants and awards, and other noteworthy accomplishments. We also issue media advisories for McGill-related events that may be of interest to journalists.
Health e-News, the newsletter of the FMHS, covers stories of interest primarily to the Faculty community. Please submit these stories or events to the Health e-News submission form.
Other ways to get in touch
For research and expert promotion, please contact:
- Keila DePape, Communications Officer (Medicine and Dentistry)
For stories of interest primarily to the McGill community (McGill Reporter), please contact:
- Neale McDevitt, Content Manager/Senior Writer
- Stephanie Wereley, Communications Advisor/Writer
Please copy the following for all inquiries (to avoid duplication of shared resources):
- Jason Clement, Associate Director, Communications, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Gillian Woodford, Communications Officer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Where relevant, please also copy communications colleagues from your School or Department or research or clinical institution.