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16 Oct 2016: When publishing your research, you often need to measure how far your research has gone or how many people have read it. But how can you tell the difference between bibliometrics or altmetrics? And what about impact or the h-index?

1 Dec 2015: The Royal Society - data management plans If the proposed research will generate data that is of significant value to the research community, then researchers are expected to provide details for planned data management and sharing activities. The

29 Nov 2016: At Chemistry I train all new postgraduate students in RDM and give advice on compliance with open access and data sharing mandates.

7 Sep 2018: '''Understanding the peer review process gives you an invaluable insight into a key aspect of the research life cycle. This is an unmissable chance to explore tips and best practices with PLOS, publishers of the world's largest multi-disciplinary

14 Mar 2017: The Netherlands has been frontrunner in the transition to Open Science. The Dutch government has mandated all universities to have 100% Open Access to academic publications by 2024 and has recently broadened its scope to research data. These plans

2 Mar 2015: Aspects you should consider when thinking about the access to your data Few researchers always work in the same location, so you will need remote access to your data. You will probably also be sharing files with others, either as part of a project

3 Jan 2019: These cartoons were created for us as advocacy materials for the University of Cambridge Data Champions Programme. They were created by Clare Trowell and are being shared under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence. If you reuse these images please credit Clare

20 Feb 2018: If you are completely new to the concept of research data management then the beginners course is for you.

6 Feb 2018: The Publishing Trap is a board game designed to introduce researchers to scholarly publishing. Looking at the world of scholarly communication this interactive game aims to offer researchers a better understanding of the implications of copyright on

5 Sep 2016: With over 2.72 billion users, social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook generate vast quantities of data every day. Analysis of this data can help us try to understand how people think and act.

7 Nov 2022: The community understandably, is a dynamic one, with members moving on and new ones joining over the academic year, supporting both the group and their departmental colleagues with the expertise that

21 Jun 2016: Wednesday 21 September, 2016. 14:30 - 15:30 Room 142, Raised Faculty Building, Sidgwick Site, Cambridge, CB3 9EF Confused by copyright? You are not alone!

13 Apr 2015: From your Home Page, click on the 'ADD NEW' button in the ‘Publications’ box at bottom left.

30 Jan 2018: 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) Social networking services aimed specifically at

21 Jun 2016: Friday 2 September, 2016. 10:00 - 11:00 Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, Lecture Room 5, 1 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX Confused by copyright? You are not alone!

17 Jun 2016: Tuesday, 26 July, 2016. 14.30 - 16.30 Mill Lane Lecture Room 5 - 1 Mill Lane, Cambridge Are you getting questions from researchers about how to manage their data? Are you mystified by data management plans and funder requirements?

2 Mar 2015: First steps There are many decisions to make about managing your data before you even start creating/collecting it. These include formal or semi-formal data planning (many funders now require data management plans to be submitted with grant

13 May 2016: Thursday 9 June. 10:00 - 11:00 Sidgwick Site Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge Researchers receive, collect and need to manage a lot of information from different sources. Have you ever had problems with locating the latest version of a file or come across

11 Mar 2015: If this is the case, then the new UKRI Open Access policy (in effect since 1 April 2022) states that the research publication still needs to include a data statement; in

1 Mar 2017: The Office of Scholarly Communication invites you to a workshop to discover how you can make peer review count for your research. Can't make the workshop? Watch the live-stream here from 10:00 on Thursday 30 March - simply select to 'Enter as Guest'