Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-media-tickets-29373527010 Social media In this introductory session we will look at how social media can be useful for researchers. It will cover: How social media can help you connect with other researchers, discover relevant research, and promote your own research How to get the most out of social media Setting up a Twitter account … Continue reading Social media (City-November)
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/titles-and-abstracts-tickets-29373466830 Titles and abstracts In this session we will look at how titles and abstracts can affect how much a paper is read and cited. We'll look particularly at how a clear title and abstract can increase citations, especially for work of an inter or cross-disciplinary nature. Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/titles-and-abstracts-tickets-29373466830
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-media-tickets-29373624301 Social media In this introductory session we will look at how social media can be useful for researchers. It will cover: How social media can help you connect with other researchers, discover relevant research, and promote your own research How to get the most out of social media Setting up a Twitter account … Continue reading Social media (Collegiate-November)
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tracking-your-academic-impact-tickets-29373355497 Tracking your academic impact In this session we will look at how you can track the academic impact of your papers. We will consider how to find and interpret the following: Citations, citation counts and citation analyses Article downloads and views Altmetrics The h-index and other bibliometrics The session will finish with a … Continue reading Tracking your academic impact (Collegiate-November)
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copyright-and-e-theses-tickets-29373680469 Copyright and e-theses This session is aimed at doctoral students and covers what you need to know about copyright from the very start of your project; when you are writing up your thesis; and when you are depositing an electronic version of your thesis in the SHU Research Archive (aka SHURA, http://shura.shu.ac.uk). The … Continue reading Copyright and e-theses (Collegiate-November)
This practical, cross-faculty session provides an introduction to the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) Planner* online tool and an opportunity for new doctoral researchers to get started on their development needs analysis (as required for RF1**) and ask questions. If you don't already have an RDF planner account, please contact Elizabeth Scanlon via doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk *The Vitae Researcher … Continue reading Vitae RDF Planner introduction / drop-in
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-access-publishing-tickets-29373117786 Open Access publishing In this introductory session we will introduce you to the concepts of Open Access and to the advantages of publishing Open Access, for example, to improve the visibility and citation impact of your research. We will also consider the following aspects of Open Access publication: The two main 'routes' to … Continue reading Open Access Publishing (Collegiate-November)
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-started-with-endnote-reference-management-software-tickets-29373869033 Getting started with EndNote reference management software This is an introductory session for researchers new to EndNote. You will be introduced to the main features of this software and there will be an opportunity to set up an EndNote Online account and create a library in EndNote Desktop. The session will also cover … Continue reading Getting started with EndNote reference management software (Collegiate-November)
A free academic English class for international students working independently on a research degree. The focus of the class is on practising and developing the language needed to explain and present research in both written and spoken formats, including preparation of the RF1 and RF2 documents. The class provides a good opportunity to get feedback, … Continue reading English for research students
This event is part of a series of discussion events aimed at all doctoral and early career researchers. Join us to discuss key themes and put your questions to a panel of SHU academics. This session will focus on dealing with imposter syndrome as an academic researcher. If you have ever questioned your 'worthiness' as a researcher … Continue reading Researcher Question Time: “I am worthy!” – Overcoming ‘Impostor Syndrome’ in Academic Research
