Managing your PhD research data workshop
Data experts from the Digital Curation Centre are coming to the University on Wednesday, 20 February to run “Managing your PhD research data”
Good research is underpinned by good research data management. This workshop will explain why it’s important to actively manage your research data, address the key issues and challenges in data management and introduce the concept of data management planning. Students will have the opportunity to use the DMPonline tool to complete a data management plan for their PhD research.
This event is open to UN research students. Any research staff who would like support with managing their research data please contact Miggie Pickton.
Managing your PhD research data
Wednesday, 20 February 2013 from 15:00 to 17:30,
in the T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus, University of Northampton.
“Communication Media” Saturday School – 9th February.
The Graduate School is holding a “Communication Media” themed Saturday school on 9th February 2013, 10-5pm,
at the T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus, University of Northampton. Lunch included.
Sessions will include “Using social media to support your research”, “Getting Published” and “Unlocking your potential through communication skills”.
Open to all UN PGR students.
For more information and to book a place go to the Eventbrite page at http://satschoolfeb13.eventbrite.co.uk/
Assessing journal quality – alternatives to JCR
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is the definitive source for journal impact factors, probably the most widely recognised quality indicators for journals. But what do you do if your subject area is not well covered by JCR or you would like to see some alternative metrics?
There are a number of tools available. These use a combination of citation analysis, peer review and ranking algorithms to facilitate the evaluation of journals in a range of subject areas.
New bibliometrics workshop: What can it do for you?
Would you like to know how to use bibliometrics to evaluate the performance of other researchers and to increase the impact of your own work? Dr Miggie Pickton and Nick Dimmock from Research Support will be running a 2 hour workshop, on Tuesday 22nd January 5-7pm at Avenue campus, on bibliometrics and how to apply it.
Bibliometrics (or the statistical analysis of published literature) has come to the fore recently as a method for assessing research performance. Citation analysis in particular is now used to rank articles, journals, authors and even universities.
Interested in building your own professional Website?
Then why not attend Rob Farmer’s workshop “Building your professional Website”
Wednesday, 16 January 2013 from 10:00 to 12:30 in the T-Pod, Rockingham Library.
Book at http://bldweb0113.eventbrite.co.uk/
Renewing your Zetoc Alert
FAQ: My Zetoc Alert is about to expire. How can I renew it?
Anybody that uses Zetoc Alerts to keep up to date with research literature will know that once a year these expire and have to be renewed. This is a straightforward process and simply involves clicking on one of the links given in the reminder email.
The trick is to click on the correct link.
Are you doing your research degree part-time?
If so, you may be interested in attending a free Vitae Part-Time Researcher day on Friday February 1st, organised by and held at the University of Birmingham in Edgbaston. Supported by Simone Apel from the University of Northampton, the day will feature facilitated discussion on the ethos and processes of studying for a part-time research degree, two skills workshops, the opportunity to network with other part-time students and hear the experiences of part-time doctoral graduates. Question and answer sessions will provide the perfect arena for problem and solution dialogue and you will take away some immediate plans for action.
This workshop, designed by Vitae, has received excellent feedback. Comments on the March 2011 workshop at the University of Nottingham include, “I highly recommend Vitae and strongly encourage other part-time researchers to make the best of this (free) opportunity. Don’t miss this!”
For more information or to book go to the Vitae Part-Time Researcher Webpage.
Happy New year! Our January workshops…
Happy new year to all research students and staff.
We have five Graduate School Workshops running this month…book your place now.
10 January [5-7pm] Grounded Theory, Dr Jane Callaghan.
16 January [10am-12:30pm] Building your Professional Website,
Rob Farmer.
22 January [5-7pm] What can bibliometrics do for you?
Dr Miggie Pickton and Nick Dimmock.
24 January [11am-1:30pm] Careers / Employer session,
University careers service.
24 January [4:30-6:30pm] Advanced statistics drop-in clinic,
Prof Jackie Campbell & Dr Roz Phillips.
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The digital story of the nativity
Social media, web and mobile technologies offer a new slant to an old story:
(ExcentricPT, 2010)
The Graduate School, RSBO and the LLS Research Support Team wish all Research Support Hub readers a peaceful and happy Christmas and the very best for 2013.
Top seven predictions for the future of research
Sarah Porter, head of innovation at the JISC, knows that technology is moving fast and believes that it will have an ever-increasing influence on the way researchers work. She and Torsten Reimer have come up with seven predictions for the future of research: Read the rest of this entry
