Unless otherwise indicated, any training sessions listed here are available for University of Reading staff, or postgraduate research students (marked as RRDP) only.
Managing Your Digital Researcher Profile (1-1 Sessions)
Tracking the impact and reach of your research outputs is much easier if you have a consistent digital identity. Give your digital identity a health check by looking at your Google Scholar, ResearcherID, Scopus Author ID and ORCiD profiles. In … Continue reading
Introduction to Altmetric Explorer
Who is it for? Primarily research-related staff but also anyone interested in tracking media attention to research publications Brief description of course: Altmetric Explorer helps you track mentions to research outputs from Twitter, Facebook, news outlets, Wikipedia, Mendeley and lots … Continue reading
CentAUR, REF and Funders’ Open Access Policies for Research Publications
This session explains to researchers which publications the University requires them to deposit in CentAUR (green Open Access) and how this ensures compliance with both the University’s Open Access policy and the more specific REF and funder Open Access policies. … Continue reading
Introduction to Bibliometrics
Who is it for? Researchers who are interested in looking at the citation patterns of research outputs and/or using journal metrics as part of a publication strategy. Brief description of course: Bibliometric data are increasingly used in research assessment exercises … Continue reading
Managing Your Digital Researcher Profile (1-1 Sessions)
Tracking the impact and reach of your research outputs is much easier if you have a consistent digital identity. Give your digital identity a health check by looking at your Google Scholar, ResearcherID, Scopus Author ID and ORCiD profiles. In … Continue reading
Introduction to SciVal Research Division Leaders
Who is it for? Research Division Leaders Brief description of course: SciVal is a powerful research intelligence tool based on bibliometric data from research publications. SciVal enables researchers and those supporting research staff to visualize their institution/group’s research performance and … Continue reading
Research Data Management Surgery @ Whiteknights (1-1 Help Session)
These sessions are intended for researchers and research students. There are four slots available. One-to-one sessions can be booked with the Research Data Manager for advice and practical assistance in managing research data. Book sessions for help with all aspects … Continue reading
ORCiD Identifiers
Who is it for? Academic staff involved in research Brief description of course: ORCID identifiers are being increasingly adopted by publishers and funders and there are already over 700 ORCID users at University of Reading. This session will help you … Continue reading
Centaur and Open Access Surgery (1-1 Sessions)
These sessions are intended for researchers and those supporting them. There are three slots available. We can help you with queries about the open access policies that you must comply with, the gold and green options available to you and … Continue reading
Research Data Management Surgery @ Earley Gate (1-1 Help Session)
These sessions are intended for researchers and research students. There are four slots available. One-to-one sessions can be booked with the Research Data Manager for advice and practical assistance in managing research data. Book sessions for help with all aspects … Continue reading