The NECTAR journey: from acceptance to compliance
The University’s new Open Access policy – driven by HEFCE requirements for the post-2014 REF – has a simple message at heart for publishing researchers: act on acceptance. In practice, this means timely deposit of items in NECTAR, and we’ve made a few changes to help with this. This post takes a look at the NECTAR workflow, from acceptance to publication.
Important: new open access policy for the University
At last week’s meeting of the University’s Research and Enterprise Committee, members approved a new open access policy for the University. Aligned with, and supporting, HEFCE’s open access policy for the REF, the University policy states:
The University supports the principle of open access and expects researchers to share their research outputs freely, subject to legal, ethical, commercial or contractual constraints.
From 1st April 2016:
• All researchers will record bibliographic details of their research outputs in NECTAR within three months of the date of acceptance for publication, presentation or other dissemination in the public arena.
• The authors of journal articles and conference proceedings will upload the accepted full text copies of their work to NECTAR within three months of acceptance for publication.
• The full content of other research outputs should be deposited In NECTAR as soon as possible.
• All full content will be made openly available immediately or following the expiry of an agreed embargo period.
EPSRC science photo competition 2015
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s Science Photo Competition 2015 is well underway and there is still time for you to share your research through pictures – and win prizes in a range of categories. Submission deadline is the 19 December 2015. Read the rest of this entry
The Metric Tide: Are you using bibliometrics responsibly?
Recent years have seen an increase in the use of metrics for research assessment. Whether using citation data to support REF scores, calculating an h-index to compare researchers or research groups, or choosing a journal according to its impact factor, researchers, their managers and their funders have become increasingly reliant on quantitative evaluation.
On the face of it, an h-index is an attractive proposition: just one number to sum up both the quantity and the quality of a researcher’s output. Likewise, a journal’s impact factor distils the reputation of the journal into a single metric. Unfortunately, for evaluating the quality of research, many would say that these are reductionist at best and, at worst, fundamentally flawed.
Two transfer seminars coming up – support your fellow researchers
You are cordially invited to the transfer seminars of two of our research students, Umar Kyari and Joanne Alexander, both from the School of Social Sciences.
Umar’s seminar will be held on Monday 14th December from 2-2:30pm in Sulgrave S010, Park Campus and his study title is “Networks of Protest: The Role of New Social Media in the Arab Spring uprising”.
Joanne’s seminar will be held on January 18th 2016 at 15:00 in room N25, Naseby, Park Campus. Entitled “Deconstructing the Intergenerational Transmission of Family Violence”, the seminar may be of interest to those studying/working in the fields of social work, psychology, nursing, health and wellbeing, and sociology.
Please do go along and support your fellow researchers.
January IoHW lunchtime seminar
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing‘s January lunchtime seminar is titled What the psychology of extreme environments can tell us about the psychology of everyday life and is presented by Dr Emma Barrett. Read on for full details.
Dr Matthew Beaumont Offers the Annual John Clare Memorial Lecture, 14 December
Homeless at Home: John Clare and the Romantic Nightwalkers
Dr Matthew Beaumont (University College London)
14 December 2015, 6pm
The University of Northampton, School of the Arts
MR57 Maidwell Building, Avenue Campus
This open-to-all talk sets the Northamptonshire poet John Clare in the literary and historical context of the Romantic practice of walking at night in a rural setting, as practised, amongst others, by William Wordsworth. Read the rest of this entry
Transfer seminar – exploring the lived experiences of tattooed women
You are invited to PhD student Charlotte Dann’s transfer seminar on Tuesday 15th December 2015 at 9am in Cottesbrooke C119 on Park Campus. Charlotte is based in the Psychology division in the School of Social Sciences and her PhD explores the lived experiences of tattooed women.
Please come along, all welcome.
Postgraduate Research Student Network: Christmas get-together
Are you a postgraduate research student? If so, hop along to our inaugural postgraduate networking Christmas party, which will be held at Top Lodge, the home of the Graduate School on Park Campus, on 16th December 2015 from 4-6pm.
In an attempt to establish some PGR socials and networking events, we are having this small Christmas social to get things started. So get your Christmas hats and jumpers on and come along for a PGR catch-up, sing along to Christmas songs, and enjoy a selection of food and mince pies. All PGRs welcome!
Please book so we know how many to cater for. Look forward to seeing you there.
Moulton College: 4th Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium
You are warmly invited to:
The 4th Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium
at Moulton College at 1.15pm (12:15pm lunch)
on Friday 11th December 2015
Room P9 (Lecture Theatre,) Pitsford Centre, Moulton College.
[Submitted by Wanda McCormick]
The afternoon will involve talks from our current postgraduate research students speaking on developments within their research. The event will start with a buffet lunch at 12.15pm and talks will begin at 1.15pm (see attached Poster for schedule and further information). The symposium is being held at our Pitsford Site, NN3 7QL (gate 4 of the main campus).
If you would like to attend this event, please email Wanda McCormick by Friday 4th December
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