How I Can Help

I am committed to helping researchers, organisations and civic actors develop ideas, secure opportunities, engage publics and create meaningful change.

From research development and impact strategy to creative communication, speaking and facilitation, we can work together to bring your ideas and vision to life.

Choose the support you need

Research Development & Impact Support

For researchers, research teams and organisations developing proposals, partnerships, impact plans and public engagement strategies.

Creative & Civic Communication

For organisations, campaigns and communities seeking creative ways to communicate ideas, inspire audiences and engage publics.

Speaking, Facilitation & Events

For conferences, workshops, panels, civic forums, celebrations and events that need energy and substance.

Research Development & Impact Support

For researchers, research teams, organisations, NGOs, think tanks, funders and policy-facing organisations.

I work with individuals and teams to strengthen research ideas, develop more compelling proposals, identify pathways to impact, and design engagement strategies that connect evidence with public value. I can also work with organisations to deliver research projects.

I can help with

Research project delivery and report writing
Grant and proposal development
Bid review and proposal strengthening
Funding opportunity mapping
Research strategy and project scoping
Impact planning and evidencing
Stakeholder mapping and engagement planning
Research communication and public engagement
REF-informed research or impact planning
Training on research impact

Good fit for

NGOs or civic organisations designing or delivering research projects
Academics developing proposals
Research teams preparing funding bids
Departments strengthening research culture
NGOs or civic organisations designing research projects
Organisations needing evidence-informed strategy

Creative & Civic Communication

For organisations, campaigns, social movements, cultural projects and public engagement teams.

I can help translate ideas into creative forms that people can feel and engage with. This includes poetry, spoken word, music, civic storytelling, campaign messaging, and creative advocacy.

I can help with

Spoken word and poetry commissions
Creative advocacy and civic communication
Campaign concepts and messaging
Research-informed creative outputs
Music/songwriting around hope, resilience and social change
Public engagement through art
Satire, humour and civic education concepts
Creative facilitation for reflective events

Good fit for

Civic organisations
Higher Education Institutions
Public engagement teams
Social movements
Advocacy campaigns
Cultural organisations
Faith/community events
Institutions seeking creative ways to engage publics

Speaking, Facilitation & Events

For events that need energy and substance.

I speak, facilitate, moderate and host events across academic, civic, cultural, social and professional spaces. As MC BSharp, I am available for conferences, celebrations, panels, parties, receptions and community events.

I can help with

Public lectures
Workshop facilitation
Panel moderation
Event hosting and compering
Research impact training
Public engagement and media visibility workshops
Youth and civic leadership sessions

Good fit for

Higher Education Institutions and research centres
Conferences and workshops
Civic forums and youth programmes
Public lectures and panels
Cultural events and celebrations
Faith-based/community gatherings
Organisations needing an engaging facilitator or host

How we can work together

1. Start with a conversation

We discuss your idea, challenge, event or project.

2. Clarify the need

I help identify what kind of support would be most useful.

3. Shape the work

We agree the format, scope, timeline and expected outcome.

4. Deliver value

I support the work through research, strategy, facilitation, creativity or engagement.

Selected experience includes

£20M+

Supported in research funding activity

Facilitated research impact and media engagement workshops

6+

Industry research projects undertaken

Presented and moderated at academic and civic events

25+

Delivered spoken word and creative performances across events

Worked in creative civic communications

Have an idea, project, event or challenge in mind?

Let’s explore how research, strategy and creativity can help move it forward.