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Thursday, May 23, 2019
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Wolfson Research Exchange, Floor 3, Library
Pop into the Research Exchange to enjoy some coffee and cake, while chatting with other researchers. These sessions are a great opportunity to network with other researchers, discuss your research, and to take a break so that you can return to your work refreshed and relaxed. Research Refresh runs throughout the year, apart from University closed days. |
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Seminar Rms 1 and 2, Wolfson Research Exchange , Library, Main Campus
Postgraduate Research Students from all disciplines and any Research Active Staff (Research, Academic or Teaching terms and conditions).
Open Access is changing the face of academic publishing and is bringing opportunities and challenges to researchers in all disciplines. This session will give attendees a grounding in the mechanisms, variety, opportunity and pitfalls of open access, open data and related activities. This session will be an overview of the current open access landscape and will cover routes to open access; benefits and requirements for open access; the issue of predatory publishers and how to find open access material for your research. By the end of this session you will have: · Been introduced to the concept of open access and the various routes to it · Found out how to know if your funder has open access requirements you need to follow · Discussed the issues surrounding ‘predatory’ publishers and how to protect yourself and your work · Seen a hands on demonstration of the WRAP system and how to deposit your work with us |