Schedule Science Communication Group Services
Editing
- Help ensure that proposals (or manuscripts) adhere to application (or journal) guidelines and are responsive to the goals and review criteria of the funding agency and/or award mechanism
- Edit for clarity, persuasiveness, and logical flow, particularly in scientific rationale and experimental design
- Clarify and refine the presentation of hypotheses and specific aims
- Evaluate document organization and suggest revisions to improve clarity and logical flow
- Suggest structure of tables and figures to best communicate data
- Apply principles of grantsmanship
- Determine whether reviewers’ comments have been addressed
- Provide concrete solutions for problems
Graphic Design
The Science Communication Group can connect investigators with graphic design services for generating infographics to create more engaging visuals for posters, grants, or peer-reviewed publications that make the data more easily understandable at a glance. Photo-editing is also available upon request.
Investigators are responsible for the cost of these services.
Mentoring
Working with Science Communication Group staff, especially for new and early-stage investigators, can be a mentoring experience in research administration and improving skills for using language, formatting, and visuals to effectively communicate a message to the target audience.
Our services include:
- Seminars and workshops on scientific writing and grantsmanship
- One-on-one consultations with investigators to
- Build logical and evidence-based arguments
- Structure sections of a manuscript or grant application
- Identify funding mechanisms and target journals
Priorities
Requests for assistance are evaluated and prioritized by the Science Communication Group based on institutional priority and funding or publication potential. In general, grant proposals have priority. Projects scheduled in advance have priority over requests made closer to the project deadline.
Contact Kerry Evans by email at klevans@uams.edu with any questions.
Services Not Provided
- Editing promotion and tenure documents
- Editing student dissertations or theses
- Formatting or managing bibliographic references
Access to staff outside of regular business hours cannot be guaranteed.