Research News

Research news : May 2012

University Library Researchers event - Developing your research career
Wed May 23rd 2012. Join us in Chelmsford (SAW104) 10.15-13.00 to listen to Dr Tennie Videler from Vitae talking about researcher employment destinations, and Prof Tim Waller (FHSCE) talking about Early Career Research opportunities in FHSCE and his own research career.

Anglia Ruskin Theses - now on ARRO
New Anglia Ruskin theses are now available on our institutional repository ARRO.
http://angliaruskin.openrepository.com/arro/handle/10540/86082

Publishers cry foul over RCUK access plans
Tensions between publishers and funding bodies over open access to research papers have flared up again after the Publishers Association accused Research Councils UK of riding roughshod over publishers concerns in a new draft policy on open access.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419400

Key outcomes from the Vitae Research Staff Conference in a new report
This event was aimed at research staff who are active in research staff associations or who wish to become so. Ninety such members of research staff attended and participated. Read the full report of this conference.
http://www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/1.Vitae_Conference%20Report_2011.pdf

British Library workshops
http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/stp/workshop/workshops.html#socscience

EThOS E-Theses Online Service from British Library
EThOS is a web resource that provides free access to the full text of UK doctoral theses, allowing researchers to tap into this rich and vast body of knowledge.
http://ethos.bl.uk

Research news : April 2012

University Library researchers' event - Developing your research career
A date for your diaries - Wed May 23rd 2012. Join us in Chelmsford (SAW104) 10.15-12.30 to listen to Dr Tennie Videler from Vitae talking about researcher employment destinations.

The social media revolution - watch this!
http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/511621/A-Social-Media-revolution.html

The LSE Scholars at Risk scheme is an LSE-wide initiative co-ordinated from the Centre for the Study of Human Rights. LSE SAR currently runs three programmes.
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/humanRights/scholarsAtRisk/Home.aspx

Research Information Network - Research Environment Study
The International Network for the Availability of Scientific Information (INASP) has published a report, written by the Research Information Network which explores and provides insights and understanding into the policy and financial commitments within the research sectors of selected countries with which INASP works: Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
http://www.researchinfonet.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2012-Research-Environment-Study-as-published.pdf

Repositories Support Project (RSP) event: Scholarly Communications: New Developments in Open Access
1st June 2012, 09:30, RIBA, Central London
This free one day event is aimed at those working in research repositories and higher education libraries but may be of interest to a wider audience including researchers. It will showcase examples of innovative approaches which support open access to research outputs and an open approach to scholarship. This includes new publishing initiatives - journals and monographs, new approaches to peer review, data sharing, the role of repositories and the use of social networking tools by academics.
http://www.rsp.ac.uk/events/booking/scholarly-communications-new-developments-in-open-access/

Anglia Ruskin Theses - now on ARRO
New Anglia Ruskin theses are now available on our institutional repository ARRO.
http://angliaruskin.openrepository.com/arro/handle/10540/86082

Research news : March 2012

Re-skilling for Research

RLUK has published a major report by Mary Auckland on the changing needs of researchers and the effect on the subject/liaison role within libraries. As research activities evolve, research support must evolve with them. RLUK has been keen to determine what the new requirements of researchers are, and how best these needs can be met by the library.
http://www.rluk.ac.uk/files/RLUK%20Re-skilling.pdf

What do researchers do? Labour market information from Vitae

Labour market information (LMI) is an important career guidance resource, providing context, data and practical information to inform the career decision making process. The Vitae What do researchers do? series of publications inform researchers studying and holding doctoral qualifications, as well as researcher developers, on the career destinations of doctoral graduates. These publications have expanded the range and nature of labour market information available to researchers and also offer insights into the labour market based on individual career stories.
http://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/107611/What-do-researchers-do-.html

JISC survey on electronic thesis availability in the UK

Doctoral theses can attract significant attention when made openly accessible in electronic form according to the respondents of a sector-wide survey of information professionals. The JISC-funded survey gives a clearer picture of progress toward electronic thesis deposit in the UK, and how universities are achieving it.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2012/02/theses.aspx

Research news: 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

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