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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

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

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

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

27 Jul 2024: No new data generated. This is a review article and generated no new data. ... Nobody wants to prevent new collaborations from happening. A solution might be to add a statement that you are willing to collaborate in the description of your data.

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!

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!

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

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'

27 Sep 2017: So-called “fake news” is everywhere and is having a major impact on daily life from politics to education. ... The rapid growth of information and the numbers of people who can create it means that we need more sophisticated tools to process the news

23 Aug 2016: The workshop will be two-day event encouraging historians to engage with their historical data in new and innovative ways.

17 Jun 2016: Wednesday, 10 August, 2016. 9.30 - 11.30 Milstein Room - Cambridge University Library West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DR Are you getting questions from researchers about how to manage their data? Are you mystified by data management plans and funder

18 Nov 2015: Wed 14 Sept 2016 – 10:30 - 12:30 ​ 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 5, Cambridge. CB2 1RX Come over to our introductory workshop to research data management and learn how not to get lost in our own research data (and how not to lose your data).

18 Nov 2015: Tues 12 April 2016, 10:30 - 12:30 ​ 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 5, Cambridge. CB2 1RX Come over to our introductory workshop to research data management and learn how not to get lost in our own research data (and how not to lose your data!).

15 Feb 2017: Please join us for a workshop, hosted by the Office of Scholarly Communication in collaboration with the Center for Open Science, to learn easy, practical steps to increase the openness and reproducibility of your work. This hands-on workshop is

19 Jun 2017: This talk is part of the PublicHealth@Cambridge series. The unstructured and ambiguous nature of language in public health literature is a barrier to the accessibility and discovery of information. Sophia Ananiadou is Professor of Computer Science

20 Feb 2017: Search site. CUP Postdoc Publishing session: New tools and services for support with publishing - what’s worthwhile? ... In this talk, Emily will talk about some of the best tools available, how to assess new tools and services, and how to use them to

8 Dec 2016: Description Increasing numbers of electronic alternatives to the traditional paper lab book are available, offering advanced opportunities for managing your research. Are you moving towards web-enabled working in the lab? Have you considered the

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9 Nov 2016: Are you a researcher applying for grants? Or perhaps a librarian or someone supporting researchers with their grant applications? If so, this workshop is for you. During this event you will learn everything you need to know about data management

28 Nov 2016: Version control is the management of changes to documents, computer programs, and other collections of information. Changes are usually identified by a number named the "revision number". Each revision is associated with a timestamp and the pers

16 Oct 2016: We all have to give presentations at certain points in our lives, whether it’s to a small group of our peers or to a huge gathering at a conference.

30 Sep 2016: 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

27 Oct 2023: You should also include details of any copyright notices and licences for open source packages you are distributing alongside or within any of your new outputs.. ... If the licence you want to change to is compatible with the new licence you may be able

20 Jan 2017: The YEAR Network will organise a series of webinars starting in spring 2017. The webinars will provide you with compact and clear information on issues concerning all young/early-career researchers. The two first topics will be “How to effectively

9 Nov 2016: Have you ever had problems locating the latest version of a file, or come across obscure file names? Researchers receive, collect and need to manage a lot of information from different sources. Additionally, some researchers will also work with

2 Mar 2017: The FAIR Data Principles are a hot topic in research data management. Their adoption within the H2020 funding programme means researchers now have to pay much more attention to how their share, publish and archive their data. In this light, how can

23 Aug 2016: Science & Engineering South are currently taking abstract submissions from researchers (early career level upwards) embedded in international research projects, both in the EU and further afield, to speak at When Research Crosses Borders about their

13 Jun 2017: An event by the Betty & Gordon Moore Library Is Wikipedia a reliable source of information? What can you do to help make it better? In this session we will have a talk and Q&A session to discuss these questions and more. We will explore the histor

25 Jan 2017: PREVENT RESEARCH DISASTERS THROUGH GOOD DATA MANAGEMENT How much data 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

14 Aug 2017: The Research Data Policy Framework was published in April 2015. The archived version is also available. The Research Data Policy Framework is not the only policy with relevance to datasets and research data management.

25 Jan 2017: Repositive invite you to join them for a seminar in which Professor Rolando Rodrigez will share his approaches in leading his efforts to develop a nation-wide infrastructure for sharing of clinical data. He will describe Cuba’s national eHealth

20 Jul 2017: PREVENT RESEARCH DISASTERS THROUGH GOOD DATA MANAGEMENT How much data 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

20 Feb 2017: We can all remember a great orator or presenter, someone who can hook you on an idea within seconds and hold you there. You will undoubtedly have to give a presentation or make a speech, probably in the near future - so why not be great at it? Simon

6 Mar 2015: what software is compatible with hardware you already have. whether you have funding for new software. ... what formats are at risk of obsolescence, because of new versions or their dependence on particular software.

28 Sep 2016: Are you a researcher applying for grants? Or perhaps a librarian or someone supporting researchers with their grant applications? If so, this workshop is for you.

9 Nov 2016: Have you ever had problems locating the latest version of a file, or come across obscure file names? Researchers receive, collect and need to manage a lot of information from different sources. Additionally, some researchers will also work with

4 Sep 2017: PREVENT RESEARCH DISASTERS THROUGH GOOD DATA MANAGEMENT How much data 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

23 Sep 2016: Are you interested in using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) in conjunction with other international health and retirement studies?