This workshop is open to all authors, researchers, and research students who would like to know what they can expect from publishers with regards to Open Access, and what they can ask for.

The workshop will be presented by Wilma Mossinck – a specialist in negotiating publishing contracts – and will cover the differences between transferring copyright and licensing, and what the new Creative Commons licenses mean in Open Access publishing. The advice will cover all types of publication, including monographs, theses and articles.

There is no need to book to attend this event, please just come along on the day. If you would like to attend, please note that the capacity of the room is limited so seating will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

Please do put this date in your diary to take this opportunity to find out more from an expert!

You can find more information about Open Access publishing on the Information Services website.

This Summer School will give PhD students exposure to high quality research being conducted on sustainability from across the sciences, the opportunity to learn from these research experiences and practices and to share common experiences in both researching and writing work which can lead to high quality outputs and dissemination outlets. It aims to serve a wide range of student interests and career plans not just those that consider themselves to be working in the field of sustainability.

We hope that the week will also provide an interdisciplinary forum for researchers to exchange their ideas, plans and needs in their fields. Allowing for the opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges for achieving a more joined-up approach to improving the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of society, and how to develop a more integrated approach to stakeholder engagement.

To find out more or to book a place, please click here.

This is a week long Summer School and you are expected to attend all sessions. However, if you are interested in attending one of the sessions on a stand alone basis please email ugc@cardiff.ac.uk as it may be possible to accommodate your request.

To book a place, click here or call 029 2087 9408.

Following the success of the pilot scheme, we are pleased to announce that a regular Support Scheme is now in place.

For further information, please click here

This entertaining event aims to de-mystify the PhD viva by providing an example of a ‘good viva’ and a ‘bad viva’. A team of staff from the sciences will take on the roles of Chairman of Examiners, Internal Examiner, External Examiner, PhD Candidate and Supervisor. The processes involved before, during and after the viva will be explained.

By the end of the event you will:

◗ be familiar with the format of a typical PhD viva in the sciences.

◗ know what types of question might be asked and how to prepare yourself in advance.

◗ have an understanding of the processes involved before, during and after a PhD viva.

Postgraduate Students can book online here.

We are pleased to announce the dates for our upcoming Podcasting workshops.

These workshops are a fun introduction to podcasting – its impact on the teaching and learning experience and its uses for communicating to a wider audience. These two half-day sessions will introduce you to podcasts and guide you on how to use them to communicate with a wider audience. The first session will teach you how/where
to record, edit and publish a podcast with advice on equipment and software. At the follow-up session, you will bring your own podcast and develop it with support. The context for using podcasts will be discussed during both sessions.

To book a place, click here

Wherever you are in your research career, whether you are applying for research funding, moving into a new career or starting your own business (commercial or social) this day will enable you to understand your enterprising potential to create impact through research and take your ideas into a business.

During the day, you will:

• Explore your own skills in relation to entrepreneurship
• Explore research impact in relation to grant applications and REF
• Explore different types of enterprise
• Hear from successful entrepreneurs
• Hear about social enterprise, commercialisation and knowledge exchange
• Network and plan next steps

To book your place on the workshops please click on the following links:

Tuesday 5 March 2013, Bristol
Thursday 7 March 2013, London

Do you want to discover how to build an effective and supportive online network? These two linked sessions will provide advice on this – the first session will provide an overview of social media tools, and highlight their potential to enable networking and collaboration for researchers, while the second session will provide an opportunity to discuss and debate issues and concerns with social media . Topics covered will include:

* case studies of ‘connected researchers’, illustrating how Social Media can be used effectively

* particular benefits of social media for researchers

* building an online network

* blogging and microblogging

* using social bookmarking and social citation

* keeping up to date with RSS feeds

Click here to book

Those participating in the project will work closely with cultural partners. There are three strands within the programme: (1) Research to Public, (2) Research to Profession and (3) Research to Business.

The project is designed to span various disciplines within the arts, social sciences and humanities and is led by the Institute for Cultural Practices at The University of Manchester and the School of Art & Design at The University of Salford, in collaboration with artsmethods@manchester.

We are looking for Expressions of Interest from PGRs and Early-Career Researchers (ECRs) from UK Universities to take part in one or more skills training strands of the project.

This is an ideal opportunity to: understand the public impact of your research and how to turn your research into a public output; gain professional experience in the arts, cultural and heritage sector by participating in a placement scheme; and explore how to turn your research into a business or social enterprise and to be mentored and guided by experts in that area.

All training workshops and training will take place between December 2012 and July 2013.

Please click here for more information and the Expression of Interest form.

Deadline for Expression of Interest: Friday 30th November 2012

If you have any questions, please contact:

Emily Mcintosh (Project Coordinator) emily.mcintosh@manchester.ac.uk 

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