About Success Onuoha
The communications strategist behind SO.RC
I am Success Onuoha, a communications strategist, published researcher and founder of SO.RC.
I help organisations make complex, evidence-heavy work clearer, more credible and easier for funders, stakeholders, practitioners and the public to understand and use.
My experience spans research, health, charities, technology, public engagement and digital communications.
Why SO.RC exists
Important work should not be difficult to understand
Throughout my career, I have repeatedly seen valuable work struggle to reach the people it was created to serve.
Research is published but remains inaccessible outside academic circles. Reports receive little attention after launch. Organisations doing important work struggle to explain their value clearly. Communications responsibilities are often added to already busy teams without the time or specialist expertise needed to lead them properly.
I created SO.RC to help close that gap.
Communicating complex work requires more than good writing.
It requires the ability to understand the subject, recognise what different audiences need and protect the meaning of the original work while making it easier to engage with.
The consultancy combines communications strategy with practical delivery, helping organisations clarify their message, translate complex information and build the capacity needed to communicate consistently.
SO.RC is not built around producing content for its own sake. The work begins with understanding what needs to change, who needs to be reached and what clearer communication should make possible.
What I bring to the work
Communications strategy
I help organisations identify the messages, audiences, priorities and channels that should shape their communications.
Research and evidence literacy
My background in biochemistry, research and academic publishing allows me to work confidently with technical material, evidence and specialist terminology.
Audience-focused translation
I turn complex reports, research and programme learning into communications that remain accurate while becoming clearer and more useful.
Hands-on digital delivery
I can move from strategy into implementation, including websites, campaigns, stakeholder content, newsletters, short-form video, social content and communications systems.
Experience across sectors
I have worked with academics, programme teams, charity leaders, researchers, practitioners, founders and public audiences across research, health, technology, social impact and community-focused work.
Research and university programmes
Through my work at Teesside University, I supported communications, public engagement, and digital delivery across programmes, including C2REST, CHANCAfrica, and TUMAP.
My work covered programme messaging, websites, research translation, event communications, stakeholder content and international audience engagement.
Health and public engagement
My experience includes accessible health content, participant and stakeholder communications, interviews, focus groups and research engagement beyond academia.
I have also hosted and supported international events, including a hybrid oral oncology conference attended by more than 800 people across five continents.
Selected experience
Before establishing SO.RC, I developed my experience through university roles, research programmes, charity communications, independent projects and founder-built ventures.
Charity communications
I led communications and digital engagement for a specialist women’s charity, strengthening its content systems, campaigns, stakeholder communications and public-facing presence.
This work helped the organisation communicate its services, expertise, advocacy and impact more consistently.
Founder-built brands
I am building Ihuna, a research technology platform designed to help researchers turn complex documents into governed, audience-ready communications.
I also founded TravelWithAuntie, a consumer travel brand and community built from the ground up.
Developing these ventures has involved product positioning, user research, website strategy, brand communications, audience development, digital campaigns and collaboration with designers and technical partners.
A founder-led approach
Direct senior involvement throughout the work
SO.RC is intentionally founder-led.
I lead every engagement directly, from understanding the communications challenge and shaping the strategy to overseeing delivery and reviewing progress.
This means clients work with the person responsible for the thinking, rather than through several layers of account management.
Where additional expertise or capacity is required, I may bring in trusted specialist collaborators. I remain responsible for the overall direction, quality and delivery of the work.
Clients and collaborators can expect:
careful attention to the work and its context;
clear communication throughout the engagement;
strategic questions rather than automatic agreement;
respect for evidence, audiences and organisational sensitivities;
practical recommendations that can be implemented;
honest conversations about priorities, scope, budget and capacity.
I work with a limited number of organisations at a time so that each engagement receives appropriate strategic attention and hands-on involvement.
Credentials
Research and communications expertise behind the practice
My academic and editorial background strengthens my ability to understand evidence, assess claims and communicate technical material responsibly.
MA Digital Media and Communications
Teesside University
Distinction
BSc Biochemistry
Federal University of Technology Owerri
Published researcher and peer reviewer
My publication experience includes work in:
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Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy
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BMC Oral Health
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Scientific Reports
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F1000Research
I also contribute as an academic peer reviewer, assessing research for clarity, evidence, structure and quality.
Clarity is a form of respect.
People should not need specialist knowledge to understand work that affects them.
Clear communication respects people’s time, knowledge and right to make informed decisions. At the same time, accuracy, context and credibility should never be sacrificed simply to gain attention.
Looking for a communications partner who can understand the work as well as communicate it?
Project engagements typically begin at £950.
Tell me what you are working on, who you need to reach and what is currently getting in the way.
You do not need to arrive with a fully defined brief. We can begin with the communications challenge and determine whether SO.RC is the right partner to support you.
Ongoing partnerships are scoped according to the level of capacity and support required.