Professor Dan Allwood
I’m passionate about clear communication and the positive effect this brings to understanding the purpose of even the most complex activity.
I have trained diverse groups of professional researchers, academics, and students in research writing to improve how they communicate their ideas and findings.
My training programmes allow people to learn by doing. Although my training includes teaching and content, I believe this has to be put into practice to allow an individual to truly learn and develop. Importantly, this approach means my training participants realise for themselves the keys to clear communication and take ownership of their writing in future.
If you think this training is for you or your team, please get in touch so we can discuss your needs.
I live in the UK close to the beautiful Peak District National Park, which you’ll see in images throughout this site.
Credentials
Academic in UK Russell Group university for over 17 years.
Successful grant proposal track record of projects funded by EPSRC, BBSRC, EU, and industry (over £4.7 million as lead investigator).
Over 100 peer-reviewed publications (approx. 8000 citations), including many in world-leading journals (e.g. Science, Nature, Nature Materials, Small, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, ACS Nano, Nanoletters). See my Google Scholar listing here!
External examiner to over 20 PhD candidates in UK and worldwide, and over 20 PhD students supervised to completion.
Research experience across science (physics, chemistry, biology), materials science, and engineering.
Consistently rated a leading teacher by students at Russell Group university.
Experience of reviewing research articles for leading journals (e.g. Science, Nature), reviewing grant proposals and grant panels (e.g. EPSRC), and of journal editorial boards.
