Hannah Preston
- Position: Research Communications Manager
- Email: H.Preston@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 8754
- Location: G.01 21 Lyddon Terrace
- Website: | Twitter | LinkedIn
Profile
I help the Business School's researchers make their research visible and accessible to a wide audience within and beyond academia.
Role
- Creator and editor of the Business School's Research and Innovation Blog
- Creator and producer of the Business School’s Research and Innovation Podcast
- Help develop and implement communication strategies for research projects
- Lead workshops on how to raise your research profile.
Projects
- “Developing an Inclusive Research Culture through Improving Research Support Practices”, 2024, funded by Research England under the Enhancing Culture Research funding stream, leading Work Package 3 – Developing an equitable research communications strategy.
- “Improving Research Culture Through Addressing Inequality in Research Funding”, 2023, funded by Research England under the Enhancing Culture Research funding stream, leading Work Package 3 – Communications around research funding.
Previous experience
Before joining Leeds University Business School in 2014, I worked in the PR industry delivering communication strategies for a variety of clients, from shopping centres to legal firms, and confectionery brands to food-sorting solutions. Before that, I worked for a new music company and helped organise the recording of an album featuring the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.
Blog posts
- Improving research culture through addressing inequality in research funding
- Podcast: From laughter therapy to testing communication strategies for emergency evacuations
- How to increase the reach of your research publication
- 250 posts on our Research and Innovation Blog!
- Women onto Boards
Podcasts
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Unveiling the Art of Podcasting with Hannah Preston and Jana Javornik, Research Culture Uncovered