University of Sheffield academic teams up with former BBC producer to launch “sector-merging” research communications agency

Dr. Rivka Smith, an award-winning academic and criminologist from the University of Sheffield, has joined forces with Edwin Buckley, communications expert and former BBC producer, to launch Creative Smarts, a new research communications agency based in Manchester. Combining Edwin’s expertise in media and communications, with Rivka’s in-depth knowledge of the academic sector, the agency aims to bridge the gap between complex research and creative, accessible communications. Rivka and Edwin have known each other since they were 11-years-old, when they were cast in a local pantomime production of Babes in the…

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