Led by Katie Hughes (Office of Scholarly Communication, University Library) and Dr Anne Alexander (Cambridge Digital Humanities)

Social networking services aimed specifically at academics boast millions of users. Academia.edu, one of the most successful commercial platforms in this area, claims 33 million people have signed up their service, sharing 10 million uploaded papers on a site which enjoys 36 million unique visitors a month.

The diversifying nature of impact

Publishing tips from 'Nature Biomedical Engineering'

At this talk, aimed at final year PhD students and early career researchers, Pep Pàmies, the Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering, will provide tips on how to convey your research for broader impact, and discuss the jobs that selective scientific journals need to increasingly take on. 

Refreshments will be provided, please arrive promptly for a 10:30am start.

To book a place, please sign up on UTBS using the link below.

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You've published your research...now what should you do with it?

This session explores the whys and hows of sharing research - the options, the benefits and the logistics:

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Picking where to publish your research and in what format is an important decision to make.

• Where should you publish your monograph or book chapter?
• How do you assess the appropriateness of a publisher for your work?

This session looks at the things you need to consider in order to reach your audience effectively, including:

• Turning your thesis into a monograph
• Choosing a publisher
• Understanding the publication process

To book a place, please sign up using the link below.

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Picking where to publish your research and in what format is an important decision to make.

• Where should you publish your research?
• How do you assess the appropriateness of a journal for your work?
• How do you respond to reviewers?

This session looks at the things you need to consider in order to reach your audience effectively, including:

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Confused by copyright? You are not alone!

Copyright involves much more than checking how much you are photocopying, but it can be difficult to know where to start.

Join the Office of Scholarly Communication as we answer your copyright queries, looking at:

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PREVENT RESEARCH DISASTERS THROUGH GOOD DATA MANAGEMENT

• How much information would you lose if your laptop was stolen?
• Have you ever emailed your colleague a file named 'final_final_versionEDITED'?
• Do you know what your funder expects you to do with your research information?

As a researcher, you will encounter research data in many forms, ranging from measurements, numbers and images to documents and publications.

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• Would you like to share your research findings with the international academic community, without paywall restrictions?
• Would you like to boost citations of your work?
• Did you know that funders recognise the benefits of Open Access and most now require it as a condition of their grants?

These are questions for postgraduate students at all stages of their research.

Join us to explore the whys and hows of open research. We'll cover:

Please be aware that this session has been postponed until a later date.

Introductory digital methods training from Cambridge Digital Humanities

Led by Katie Hughes (Office of Scholarly Communication, University Library) and Dr Anne Alexander (Cambridge Digital Humanities)

This session, suitable for all STEM graduate students, aims to help you navigate your way through the metrics maze. It will enable you to discover research by using metrics and how metrics can determine online impact.
It will introduce article metrics, personal indicators such as the H-index, and altmetrics. Various tools including Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar and Altmetric will be demonstrated. Please bring your own device if you wish to follow along with the session.