Communications
The Communications Team supports the Primary Care Department by providing advice with wide-ranging requirements from websites, social media, filming, printing and graphic design to managing press enquiries, press releases and internal communications. We also promote the department’s research, clinical trials and study programmes.
We disseminate departmental news, policies and guidelines and manage the department’s brand identity.
Departmental Weekly Update
We produce a weekly, internal newsletter for the department with all the news and comment from the week. If you would like to have an item included then please email it to newsletter@phc.ox.ac.uk. Copy deadline is midday on Thursdays.
Media requests
If you have a request from a journalist then please contact the University News Office on news.office@admin.ox.ac.uk or phone 01865 280528 to ensure the quickest response.
Department logos and stationery
Including department branded poster and presentation templates.
Public engagement with research
Guidelines and 'How to'
We hope that the ‘Guidelines’ and ‘How to’ sections below will provide answers for most enquiries. If you need further assistance, we are happy to help – please get in touch via email: communications@phc.ox.ac.uk (for internal use only).
We would also appreciate any thoughts on additional information that would be useful to post here.
| Guidelines | How to |
|---|---|
Departmental logos and stationery - log-in required Branding guidelines - log-in required | General website editing how to videos - log-in required Order a poster and other printing Combine several PDF files into one document Obtain permission to film on University premises or film/photograph others Make a short video (images, videos, web stories, social media posts) |
| Digital communications: | |
Policy on approval of new websites Social media guidelines - general | Edit the department website (knowledge base articles) Update your web profile and email signature |
| Research: | |
If you would like a press release for your research, please notify the Communications Team when your paper is accepted for publication. The NIHR require three days’ notice of any press releases. | Disseminate your research - an NIHR Guide |
Events: | |
Department communications team:
-
Jo Gearing
Head of Communications
Communications
Jo is responsible for developing, managing and implementing the department’s internal and external communications strategies and plans. Jo works with researchers and the other members of the Communications Team to engage a range of stakeholders in the work of the department and maximise its impact. She is also responsible for the oversight of marketing plans for the broad range of health sciences courses that the department offers.
Contact Jo: jo.gearing@phc.ox.ac.uk
-
Gavin Hubbard
Communications Manager
Research communications and public engagement
Gavin specialises in research communications, media engagement and creating digital content. He spends 80% of his time managing communications for the NIHR ARC Oxford and Thames Valley and the NIHR Med Tech and In Vitro Diagnostics Cooperative.
Contact Gavin: gavin.hubbard@phc.ox.ac.uk
-
Megan Carter
Postgraduate Marketing Manager
Marketing
Megan is an educational marketing specialist, managing the marketing for our growing portfolio of postgraduate accredited and non-accredited programmes and our DPhil programmes. She spends 70% of her time working on the EBHC and THS programmes.
Contact Megan: megan.carter@phc.ox.ac.uk
-
Jean Balchin
Communications Officer
Communications
Jean supports researchers and staff in communicating their work to wider audiences. Within the department, she specifically supports the Clinical Trials Unit and the PANORAMIC Trial. Jean helps to develop strategies for communicating with and recruiting from diverse communities, and assists with social media, branding, and news stories for the department's trials.
Contact Jean: jean.balchin@phc.ox.ac.uk
-
Hayley Shakespeare
Communications Assistant
Communications
Contact Hayley: hayley.shakespeare@phc.ox.ac.uk