Scitube for Universities
Advanced visualisation for complex research, technology, and innovation
Research Animation for Universities
Helping research reach the audiences it deserves
Universities produce extraordinary research.
But in today’s digital environment, even important work can struggle to reach beyond specialist audiences.
Not because of a lack of quality.
Because of how information is now discovered and consumed.
The challenge is no longer producing research.
It’s ensuring the right people actually see it, understand it, and act on it.
Platforms like YouTube are key discovery channels
Audiences expect clarity, speed, and accessibility
Research still holds its value.
But how it is accessed and understood has changed.
Research used to compete with research.
Now it competes with everything.
Funders, institutions, and stakeholders increasingly expect research to be:
This includes:
Clear communication is now part of how research is evaluated and funded.
Increasingly, how research is communicated influences funding success, institutional reputation, and external partnerships.
The challenge is scale.
It’s a structural limitation.
A Practical, Scalable Solution
SciTube provides a simple, scalable way to communicate more research, without increasing internal workload.
We act as an external partner to universities, handling the full process from start to finish:
Research translation and scripting
Voiceover and narration
Visual design and illustration
Video and animation production (2D/3D)
Review and refinement
Optional dissemination support
No internal production required.
No need to manage multiple suppliers.
Just one team delivering consistent, high-quality outputs.
Animation is particularly effective for research communication.
It allows complex ideas to be:
Visualised
Structured
Easier to follow
It is especially useful when:
Concepts are abstract or highly technical
Processes cannot be filmed
Audiences are outside the immediate field
Animation does not simplify the science.
It makes it accessible.
Built Specifically for Research
Our work is focused entirely on research communication.
Every project is human-led and approved by the researcher.
All work is delivered in-house by our core team.
We do not outsource production or rely on third-party providers.
This ensures consistent quality, clear communication, and full accountability across every project.
Proven Across Universities Globally
We’ve delivered 2,500+ projects across 40+ countries.
Supporting individual researchers, departments, and institution-wide communication programmes in all areas including:
Examples of Research in Practice
These examples show how complex research can be translated into clear, engaging formats that reach beyond specialist audiences.
Biomedical Research
Towards a universal flu vaccine
- Highly technical immunology turned into a clear visual explanation
- Showed how new vaccine designs could reduce the need for annual vaccination
- Supports communication to public, policy, and non-specialist audiences
- 13,000 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
Supporting Visibility from the Start
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.
Flexible and Fully Transferable
How Universities Are Using Animation
A More Practical Alternative to Building In-House
Building this capability internally is possible.
But rarely simple or cost-effective.
Even then, output is limited by time and internal demand.
This allows universities to support more researchers, more consistently, without increasing internal headcount.
This shifts research communication from a resource constraint to a scalable capability.
And importantly, without adding complexity to internal teams.
From One-Off Projects to Scalable Support
Many universities want to expand research communication.
To address this, we’ve developed a set of institutional packages designed specifically for universities.
To address this, we’ve developed a set of institutional packages designed specifically for universities.
Flexible Pricing and Programme Options
We keep our pricing simple and transparent.
Individual projects typically range from £850 to £2,310, depending on format, making it easy for researchers or departments to get started.
However, where this becomes significantly more cost-effective is at institutional level.
Most institutions already have budget allocated to research communication — this approach simply allows that budget to go further.
Through our structured programmes and packages, we’re able to reduce the cost per project by up to 45% compared to individual commissioning.
This means:
Lower cost per output across the institution
The ability to support more researchers within the same budget
A more efficient use of existing research communication funding
Rather than multiple researchers commissioning projects individually at full cost, universities can centralise this activity and achieve far greater value at scale
Our programmes are designed to:
Reduce cost per project
Support multiple researchers consistently
Remove the need for additional internal resource
In practice, this allows universities to expand research communication without increasing overall spend.
Most programmes are tailored based on how research communication is structured within your institution.
Built to Be Transparent and Fair
We’ve also built our model to be straightforward and transparent.
No outsourcing to low-cost production pipelines
No hidden subscription models
No shifting the burden of production onto researchers
No “platform” model that charges institutions to access or reuse their own content
We do the work ourselves, end-to-end.
Every project is created, managed, and delivered by our team, with full visibility throughout.
The goal is simple:
To make high-quality research communication more accessible, not more complicated.
Because ultimately, this isn’t about tools or platforms.
It’s about making it easier for good research to be clearly understood by the people it’s meant to reach.
Start a Conversation
If you’re exploring ways to make research more accessible and visible, we’re always happy to talk.
No pressure. Just a practical conversation about what could work for your institution.
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