Explain a Paper home

For research-communications teams

Keep up with the research your university publishes.

Papers come out faster than a small comms team can make video. Explain a Paper gives you a steady supply of short, on-brand, captioned films, for a fraction of what an agency charges.

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  • 15 films a monthfrom £499/month, ex VAT.
  • In your own brandYour palette, typeface and logo on every film.
  • One account for the teamUp to 5 colleagues ordering and approving.

Why comms teams use it

A film for every paper worth one

Not just the flagship study. A monthly allowance means the steady flow of good papers gets a film too.

Your brand, your approval

Films carry your institution's look. Your team reviews and approves every script before it is rendered, so nothing goes out that you have not read.

Evidence of reach

Captioned, accessible films that are easy to publish, share and count for impact reporting and funder dissemination plans.

Enterprise subscription

from £499/month

from £598.80/month inc. VAT
  • 15 film credits each month, for any paper
  • A brand pack built from your logo, colours and typeface
  • Up to 5 members on one account, with one bill
  • 3 revision rounds with every film
  • Monthly; cancel at the end of any billing month

The monthly allowance does not roll over. The subscription is for organisations.

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Human review options

Human review is not included in the base plan. When a film will be published widely, you can have one of our editors, who did not prepare the script, check it against the paper and sign it off.

Per film: £99 (£118.80 inc. VAT).

Review add-on (ask us): every film submitted while the add-on is active gets human review.

Either way, your team's approval of the script stays the final check.

Paying by invoice or purchase order

If your finance team needs a purchase order, we will set up your team's account and invoice you on 30-day terms, with no card needed.

Tell us your institution, roughly how many films you expect a year, and whether you need a PO or an invoice. We reply to every enquiry, usually within two working days.

Send an enquiry

Email [email protected] with:

  • your name and institution
  • films per year, roughly
  • whether you need a purchase order or an invoice
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Supporting your researchers

Researchers who approach your team can have a film of their own paper, bought with your credits or on their own card. What we tell researchers.