RSS tips #2: subscribe to a YouTube playlist
While blogging about University of Warwick’s new Just About… channel, I was surprised to learn that Youtube doesn’t offer an RSS option for subscribing to playlists. But I found a workaround – read on for details.
‘Just About…’: YouTube researcher tips from University of Warwick
University of Warwick library have launched Just About…, a new YouTube channel for sharing short tips and guides for researchers, based on their information skills workshops. Among the initial offerings is a guide to setting up alerts in Web of Knowledge and Google, which any researcher may find useful.
Don’t forget that University of Northampton research training videos are also available through the NILE RES001 module – new additions are posted to our Training category.
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Bursary for women postgraduate research students in HISTORY or ENGLISH LITERATURE
This Bursary is offered annually to women postgraduate students whose research in HISTORY or ENGLISH LITERATURE requires a short residence in London in the summer. Read the rest of this entry
Postgraduate Research Symposium: Moulton College
Open to all staff from Moulton College and the University of Northampton, The Postgraduate Research Symposium will be held on Tuesday 18th December in M1 (Higher Education Centre, Main Site) from 2:30-5pm.
Papers include “The use of the aqua-treadmill in the rehabilitation of equine lameness”, “The use of linear boundary features by macro-moths in intensive agricultural landscapes”, “Behavioural ecology of harvest mice upon reintroduction to the wild” and much more.
Scientific writing and publishing workshop for researchers in the life sciences
19 November 2012 – 20 November 2012 at the University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton
Vitae and Macmillan Science Communication (MSC) are running this intensive workshop to train life science researchers to prepare and publish high quality research papers in international, peer-reviewed journals.
Training is led by editors of Nature journals, covering the writing and publishing process from start to finish. Using short lectures punctuated by practical exercises and group discussions, the two day workshop will focus on the publishing issues that researchers face today.
Training runs from 10am – 6pm on the first day and 9am to 5pm on the second day. There will be a networking dinner and accommodation for those interested.
Cost £650 for 2-days, £750 inc overnight stay.
Workshops this week: SPSS, Qualitative Research, Preparing for Transfer – last call!
Last chance to book on these workshops
Introduction to SPSS – Paul Rice 13 Nov http://introspssnov12.eventbrite.co.uk/
Evaluating Qualitative Research – Nada Kakabadse 14 Nov http://qualresnov12.eventbrite.co.uk/
Preparing for Transfer – David Watson 15 Nov http://preptransnov2012.eventbrite.co.uk/
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RefWorks update
We’ve made some minor changes to our RefWorks output style today, so you’ll find the Harvard UoN option missing the next time you log into RefWorks or Write-N-Cite. Unfortunately we can’t prevent this, but I’ve added a short guide to the Research Support Hub demonstrating how to restore the Harvard UoN style.
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RefWorks: Restoring the Harvard UoN style
FAQ: I’ve lost the Harvard UoN output style in RefWorks. How do I get it back?
From time to time we need to apply maintenance tweaks to our university RefWorks configuration. An unfortunate consequence of this is that the Harvard UoN option will disappear from your list of output styles. This post demonstrates how to restore it.
Blogwatch: UoN researchers at SCAPE 2012
Jeff Ollerton reports from SCAPE 2012, the annual meeting of the Scandinavian Association of Pollination Ecologists, which included presentations from André Rodrigo Rech and Stella Watts of the university’s Landscape and Biodiversity Research Group.
Jeff’s post, barely two days old, is already prominent in various Google searches relating to the conference, and demonstrates how a blog can be a valuable tool for disseminating your research work, activity and interests.
If you’re a University of Northampton researcher with a blog of your own – or if you’re thinking of starting one and need some advice – please let us know (or see the slides from our recent workshop).
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