Tag Archives: research publications

Open Access Week 2023 – Publishing to benefit the microbiology community

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Karen Rowlett

  The Microbiology Society is a membership charity and a not-for-profit publisher. Its members are scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. They are based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes, schools, and other organisations. The Society’s … Continue reading →

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Launching SciFree, a new tool for researchers at University of Reading

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Karen Rowlett

The University of Reading has lots of Transformative Agreements with publishers whereby staff and students can achieve Open Access for their research outputs easily. In most cases, no invoices are generated and permission for funding for the article processing charge … Continue reading →

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Open Access Week 2021 – Free Research Resources LibGuide

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Karen Rowlett

Recently, the University of Reading Library launched a LibGuide about free, Open Access resources. This project aligns closely with this year’s theme for International Open Access Week, as the LibGuide is designed for our diverse, alumni community and researchers anywhere … Continue reading →

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Open Access Week 2021 – Publishing a Registered Report: an interview with Jayne Morriss

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Karen Rowlett

One of the aims of the Open Research movement is to make the research process more transparent, accountable and reproducible. Writing a Registered Report has been proposed as a way of eliminating publication bias from the scholarly communication process. Usually studies … Continue reading →

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Have you checked who you are recently?

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Karen Rowlett

I’m sure we’ve all Googled our own name at some point and been interested or surprised to see what comes up in the search results. When it comes to your academic profile online, it is always a good idea to … Continue reading →

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