Being an influential researcher 1 

This session will introduce you to how and why you can use social media to promote your work and assess its impact. You’ll learn how to set up an engaging social media profile as a researcher, and how you can link this with other research tools such as ORCiD.

Wednesday 3 November            1000     Booking link

Wednesday 17 November          1400     Booking link

Being an influential researcher 2 

This session builds on the first session although it’s not essential that you attend both parts. In session 2 you will learn tips for sharing your work on social media, and how you can use Altmetrics to monitor the impact of yourself and others.

Wednesday 10 November          1400     Booking link

Wednesday 24 November          1000     Booking link

Finding and managing information 

In this introductory session we will go over some principles of literature searching and how to manage the search process. This is a session is suitable for all researchers but may be of particular use for people starting out on their project.

Monday 18 October                   1000     Booking link

Wednesday 10 November          1400     Booking link

Getting published 

This is an introductory session covering important issues to consider when getting published, particularly focusing on choosing where to publish. This session is suitable for all researchers but may be of particular use for people starting out on their project.

Monday 8 November                 1000     Booking link

Friday 26 November                  1400     Booking link

Reference management and RefWorks 

In this session we will introduce the principles of reference management and demonstrate these principles using RefWorks. This session is suitable for doctoral researchers and staff doing research projects.

Friday 22 October                      1000     Booking link

Monday 15 November               1400     Booking link

Research Data Management 

This introductory session will introduce the core concepts of research data management and go over the main elements of your data management plan. The session is suitable for researchers new to research data management and those who want a refresher.

Wednesday 20 October              1400     Booking link

Friday 12 November                  1000     Booking link

Your finished thesis 

In this session we will cover issues such as copyright, embargoes, and publishing work based on your thesis and how these affect adding a thesis to the archive. This session is suitable for all research degree students and supervisors.

Monday 1 November                 1400     Booking link

Wednesday 17 November          1000     Booking link