Unless otherwise indicated, any training sessions listed here are available for University of Reading staff, or postgraduate research students (marked as RRDP) only.

Introduction to Altmetric Explorer

University of Reading

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 … Continue reading

Open Access Week Roadshow

Library Foyer, building 2

We are celebrating international Open Access week! Drop in on our roadshow to find out about: funds for you to publish as open access; depositing your research outputs in CentAUR; managing and sharing your research data; your researcher identity (ORCiD); increasing … Continue reading

CentAUR and Open Access Surgery. 1:1 sessions

CENTAUR AND OPEN ACCESS SURGERY (1-1 SESSION)  These one-to-one 45 minute sessions are open to all staff. We can help you with queries about the open access policies that you must comply with, the gold and green options available to … Continue reading

Open Access Week Roadshow

Library Foyer, building 2

We are celebrating international Open Access week! Drop in on our roadshow to find out about: funds for you to publish as open access; depositing your research outputs in CentAUR; managing and sharing your research data; your researcher identity (ORCiD); increasing … Continue reading

Open Access Week Roadshow

HumSS Foyer, building 1

We are celebrating international Open Access week! Drop in on our roadshow to find out about: funds for you to publish as open access; depositing your research outputs in CentAUR; managing and sharing your research data; your researcher identity (ORCiD); increasing … Continue reading

Looking after and managing your research data: An advanced training course

Meeting Room MR2, Brettenham House 5 Lancaster Place, London, United Kingdom

This in-depth 2-day course will help researchers develop their knowledge and professional skills in handling, managing and sharing the research data they produce. The hands-on workshop will focus on all kinds of data - quantitative and qualitative – covering: Why … Continue reading

Introduction to the SciVal Research Intelligence Tool

University of Reading

Who is it for? All staff involved in conducting, supporting or monitoring research outputs 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 … Continue reading

Managing Your Digital Researcher Profile (1-1 Sessions)

University of Reading

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

Research Data Management: An Introduction

University of Reading

The aim of this course is to introduce general principles and practices of research data management that will be applicable to researchers at all stages of their careers working with research data in any discipline, whether in the sciences, social … Continue reading