Audience and Purpose:

Envision PhD researchers Megan Barnes said "My project falls within a niche area where there is currently little research, combining biochemistry and mitochondrial biology with ecology and evolution. As such, I often find bridging the gap between these difficult to navigate.

Having an animation to clearly and concisely explain the background of my project would be extremely valuable, allowing me to visually show some of the more complex processes such as respiration and to ensure that my audience has the complete background to understand the finer details of my research.

This animation would also increase interest in the expanding field I work in, highlighting how important the mitochondria can be for whole organism fitness and adaptation, and how we need to understand the mechanisms underpinning key ecological and evolutionary processes.

The audience for this animation would therefore be someone with a little scientific knowledge, but not necessarily subject specific. It could be used to communicate my research to a wider general audience.

It’s important to show research behind how species may adapt and cope in a warming world; making an introduction to my work into an animation would make it understandable and mean that the more complex components are accessible. I envisage this animation being used to explain and promote my research to wider audiences, aiming to engage the general public as well as researchers in both fields I bridge."