Research News
Research news: February 2012Posted By Diana Garfield on 6 February 2012
University Library Researchers’ Event – Jan 31st Cambridge
“Getting Published in Journals and Textbooks”
The University Library held a well-attended event for researchers on Jan 31st.
Stephen Moore, Reader in Social Policy, spoke about getting published in journals, giving us some useful insights gleaned from his long experience of the activity. Dr Jonathan Wilson, Senior Lecturer in LAIBS, told us about his experience of textbook publishing with Sage and his success with “Essentials of Business Research”, 2010. A second edition is now in the pipeline.
Judith Wells, our Customer Services Manager, Cambridge Library, reminded researchers about our Inter-Library Loan and Document Supply Service, and Margaret March, Assistant Director Academic Services, gave an update on ARRO, our Anglia Ruskin University Research Repository.
For those of you who missed the event, the powerpoint slides from the key speakers are available here.
http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/academic/files/How%20to%20Get%20Published.ppt
http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/academic/files/Publishing%20Articles%20in%20Journals.ppt
We hope to hold a similar event in Chelmsford in the Spring.
National Centre for Research Methods
The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) is a network of research groups, each conducting research and training in social science research methods. Their website offers research news, opportunities for researchers, and details of training resources and events. http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/TandE/online.php
Open Access
An interesting report by Alma Swan on the impact of open access. This was commissioned jointly by SCONUL and RLUK. It sets out the evidence on increased impact for researchers, greater profile for institutions and the economic benefits for society.
See http://www.sconul.ac.uk/news/OAbriefing for a copy of the report.
Worldwide theses in open repositories via OAIster.
Use the ‘advanced search’ at http://oaister.worldcat.org/advancedsearch .
Change the ‘content’ menu to ‘theses/dissertations’. You may also select other filters such as date and language. Click on the title to open the record. You may have a link in ‘find a copy online’ to open and view the item.
Vitae EE Hub: Leadership in action - 12 March 2012 - 14 March 2012
This event is being hosted by the Vitae East of England Hub in collaboration with regional universities and research institutes.
This three day residential course has been Vitaes most popular event ever since its launch in 2009. It allows researchers; postgraduate students and research staff in the early stage of their career (post-doctorates and early career researchers) to explore and develop their leadership skills. Participants have the opportunity to look at relevant theory, practice their unique leadership styles and receive feedback.
http://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/1724-486061/Vitae-EE-Hub-Leadership-in-action.html
Research news : January 2012
Posted By Diana Garfield on 4 January 2012
Attend a free workshop at the British Library (20 February 2012) – booking required. Vitae in partnership with The British Library are running Digital Researcher 2012: an innovative, thought-provoking one day event to help researchers make the most of new technologies and social media tools in their research.
http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/917-480251/Digital-Researcher-2012.html
Applying for a job? Get advice here on how to write a covering letter to accompany your application.
http://www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/PGR_Tips_issue_61_covering_letter.pdf
REF 2014 – FAQs from HEFCE
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/research/ref/faq/
Horizon 2020 - The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europes global competitiveness. Running from 2014 to 2020 with an €80 billion budget, the EU’s new programme for research and innovation is part of the drive to create new growth and jobs in Europe.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020
David Willetts wants Britain to become the “best place in the world to do science”David Willetts has set out proposals for major multi-national corporations to join forces with a foreign or British university and establish new graduate-only research institutions in the UK.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418585&c=1
Diana Garfield
Research News : December 2011
Posted By Diana Garfield on 1 December 2011
The leading researcher: explore and develop your leadership potential (November 2011)
Practical guide and introduction to leadership from Vitae with useful theories and exercises to help you explore your leadership potential.
http://www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/Vitae_The_Leading_Researcher_2011.pdf
Information handling in collaborative research: an exploration of five case studies
This new report from the Research Information Network (RIN) looks at how researchers access, use and disseminate information in collaborations between higher education and business, public and third sector partners.
The case studies focus on the behaviours and needs of researchers working on both sides of collaborations between higher education institutions and an external partner.
http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/using-and-accessing-information-resources/collaborative-research-case-studies
British Library – help for researchers
Find out about the collections and services available at British Library for all types of researchers.
http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/index.html
THE 29/11/2011 - Chancellor announces £200 million boost to science funding
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418286&c=1
PhD study:Trends and profiles 1996-97 to 2009-10 This HEFCE report describes the characteristics of starters to doctoral degree courses in UK higher education institutions between 1996-97 and 2009-10, and the attributes of their courses.
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_33/#exec
Speed dating for researchers! Free article…
This article is the first comprehensive review of speed dating in the tertiary sector. While speed dating has its origins as a networking technique to connect singles, it has only more recently made its way into the academy. Since 2005 universities world-wide have begun to adopt speed dating protocols as a tool for building research culture.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07294360.2010.539597
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