SciTube for Societies

Advanced visualisation for complex research, technology, and innovation

Research Animation for Scholarly Publishers
A practical way to support your members and strengthen how research is communicated
The Role of Scientific Societies Is Changing
Scientific societies sit at the centre of their field.
You support researchers
You publish work
You connect communities
You shape how knowledge is shared
But expectations around communication are changing.

It’s no longer just about producing research.

It’s about helping people understand and engage with it.

A Changing Role for Societies

Members increasingly expect more than access.

They look to societies for:

Support in communicating their work
Opportunities to increase visibility
Tools to engage wider audiences
Ways to demonstrate impact beyond academia

At the same time:

Research output continues to grow
Attention is more competitive
Communication formats are evolving
This creates a clear opportunity. Not just to support research, but to strengthen the role of the society itself.

The Opportunity: Supporting Members More Effectively

Most research does not have a quality problem.

The challenge is visibility and accessibility.

A paper can be published and still be difficult to engage with beyond a specialist audience.

There is often a gap between:

Societies are well placed to help bridge that gap.

Where Most Communication Falls Short

Most research is technically strong.

But when it comes to communication, it often relies on:

What the research is

Long-form reports

Specialist language

Which works within a field.

But limits how far that research travels beyond it.

What Stronger Communication Looks Like

Stronger communication does not change the research.

It changes how it is presented.

This is where animation becomes particularly effective.

Why This Matters for Societies

This shift helps your members:

Explain their work beyond specialist audiences

Increase visibility across their field

Engage with policymakers, industry, and the public

It turns research from something that is published into something that is understood.

A Practical Member-Facing Service

SciTube provides a fully managed research animation service that can be offered to your members.

We turn complex research into clear, structured animations that explain:

What the work is

Why it matters

What the work is

This gives your members a defined, high-quality communication output they can use across outreach, teaching, and professional engagement.

SciTube has been used by researchers and institutions globally as a practical way to communicate complex research clearly to wider audiences.

This is already being used by researchers and institutions globally as a practical way to communicate complex research clearly to wider audiences.

A Fully Managed, Specialist Team You Can Trust

Every project is delivered by a dedicated team with expertise in both science and communication.

Across Science Diffusion, we’ve delivered 2,500+ research communication projects across 40+ countries, working with researchers, institutions, and organisations globally.

This experience allows us to work confidently with a wide range of research outputs while maintaining the standards expected by both researchers and professional organisations.

All work is handled in-house by our core team.

We don’t outsource production or rely on third-party vendors.

This allows us to maintain consistent quality, clear communication, and full accountability across every project.

We manage the entire process from start to finish.

From understanding the research, through scripting and visual development, to final production and delivery.

Researchers are involved at key stages and approve everything, ensuring accuracy and confidence throughout.

What This Means for Your Society

There is no need for internal production, coordination, or additional resource.

In practice, this gives you the output of a full internal team, without needing to build one.

Research Areas We Cover

We work across a wide range of disciplines, supporting researchers and organisations in communicating research clearly and effectively.

Our experience includes:

And beyond these areas, we regularly support interdisciplinary and emerging fields.

If it can be published, it can be explained clearly.

Proven Across Research Disciplines

We’ve delivered 2,500+ projects across 40+ countries.

Supporting research communication in all areas.

Examples of Research in Practice

Biomedical Research

New COVID-19 vaccines to improve global access and variant protection

  • Complex vaccine development translated into a clear, accessible narrative
  • Showcased scalable, low-cost solutions for global health challenges
  • Communicated relevance to policymakers, healthcare systems, and wider audiences
  • 10,000 views and counting

Environmental & Behavioural Science

How everyday routines shape environmental outcomes

  • Complex social-ecological theory translated into a clear, visual narrative
  • Showed how everyday behaviours connect to environmental outcomes
  • Made abstract concepts accessible to non-specialist audiences
  • 24,000 views and counting

Flexible Ways to Work Together

We offer several ways to integrate animation into your society.

Member Benefit (Discounted Access)

Offer animation as a benefit to your members.

Exclusive access or discounted rates

Members work directly with us

No operational burden on your team

White-Label Offering

Provide animation under your own society brand

Fully white-labelled if required

We handle all production behind the scenes

You maintain the member relationship

Society-Funded Content

Commission animations directly.

Promote key research or initiatives

Support campaigns or thematic areas

Create content for websites, events, or outreach

Referral Model

Introduce members to the service.

We manage everything directly

Optional referral or revenue-share structure available

Simple, low-effort approach

Audience and Reach

Alongside production, we’ve built an audience around accessible research content.

Across our platforms and distribution channels, we reach:

Researchers and academics

Students and early-career scientists

Policymakers and industry stakeholders

Science-interested public audiences

Our combined audience exceeds 100,000+ science-focused viewers, with content regularly achieving:

3,000–5,000+ views per project

Engagement beyond specialist communities

Continued reuse across platforms and contexts

In many cases, these become the most widely engaged-with versions of the research outside the paper itself.

This helps ensure research is not just published, but actually seen and understood.

Supporting Public Engagement and Outreach

Research is increasingly expected to be understood beyond academic audiences.

Many societies are increasingly involved in:

Public engagement

Policy communication

Education and outreach

Advocacy and awareness

Providing accessible formats helps:

Make research easier to understand

Support communication beyond specialist audiences

Strengthen how your field is represented externally

Why This Matters for Your Society

Stronger communication does not just benefit individual researchers.

It strengthens the position of the society as a whole.

When research is easier to understand and more visible:

More people engage with the field

More early-career researchers take interest

More professionals see its relevance

More organisations recognise its value

Over time, this contributes to:

Increased member engagement

Stronger retention

More professionals see its relevance

And importantly, sustainable member growth

The Practical Reality

Most societies rely on:

Membership subscriptions
Publications
Events and conferences

All of which depend on:

Continued interest in the field
Continued inflow of new members
Visibility and relevance of the field itself
Clear, accessible communication helps support both.
From Visibility to Growth

More communication does not just mean more content.

It means:

More discoverability

More accessibility

More relevance

Over time, this contributes to:

More people entering the field

More people joining the community

More people becoming members

Over time, this directly supports membership growth and long-term sustainability of the society.
Strengthening Member Value

Beyond immediate communication, each animation becomes a long-term asset.

This extends the value of a single piece of research far beyond its original publication.

Flexible Pricing

Our direct pricing typically ranges from:

£850 to £2,310


per project

For societies, we can offer more flexible models depending on how you want to introduce the service.

Built to Be Simple

We’ve designed the model to be easy to implement.

No systems or integrations

No internal production
Clear scope and delivery
No additional internal resource required.

The focus is on delivering high-quality outputs, consistently.

Start a Conversation

If you’re exploring ways to support your members and strengthen how research is communicated, we’d be happy to talk.

(No pressure. Just a useful conversation)

We’ll come back with a simple outline of how this could work for your society.

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