by crauter | Nov 13, 2015 | Research News
Learn to use Twitter from scratch: how to develop a professional network and join in the conversation in 5 days! “5 Days of Twitter” is an open online course for staff and research students at Swansea University. It will explore Twitter and its potential use to...
by crauter | Nov 9, 2015 | Research News
As part of Swansea University’s Skills development programme for research students, ISS are running a Saturday workshop on 14th November 2015 with part-time or working researchers particularly in mind. This will include content from our wider programme but...
by crauter | Nov 5, 2015 | Research News
We have been promoting the ORCID researcher identifier for some time now. Since its launch in 2012 the supporters of ORCID have grown in number and include such high profile organizations as Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Nature, Thomson Reuters and the Wellcome Trust...
by crauter | Nov 2, 2015 | Research News
Springer have negotiated a new deal with JISC for the UK whereby subscription to journals and article processing charges are paid for as one cost. Swansea has signed up to this deal so if you are publishing in a journal with the Open Choice option you do not need to...
by crauter | Oct 26, 2015 | Open Access
Some final thoughts after International Open Access Week: As you will know, the UK has open access requirements for the next REF and the Research Councils of RCUK also have open access requirements. So, where do these ideas come from and is the UK the only country to...