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Entrepreneurial Mindset and your Research new Mon 17 Feb 2025   10:00   [More dates...] [Places]

Funders of academic research and employers of researchers are increasingly valuing individuals with entrepreneurial spirit and a broader set of skills that can be used to innovate and create impact from research.

Researchers with these skills are at an advantage when applying for permanent academic positions, securing research funding, or pursuing commercialisation opportunities.

This interactive session will introduce you to:

1 what an entrepreneurial mindset is and how all researchers can adopt and develop this to pursue their interests
2 the frameworks and tools that are used in the startup world to create compelling business opportunities
3 how you can adapt these to support innovative research, create impact, and secure grant or fellowship funding
4 how to create your personal "elevator pitch" to introduce yourself and create new opportunities at networking events or to future employers.

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Tue 18 Mar 2025 10:00 [Places]
Fri 4 Apr 2025 10:00 [Places]

Introduction to Fellowships What is a Fellowship? Why are they useful? What could a Fellowship mean to your career? How do you create a successful application? Introducing Narrative CVs for researchers – how to share your professional and personal research contributions so that others will care as much as you do.

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Mon 10 Mar 2025 13:00 [Places]
Mon 17 Mar 2025 13:00 [Places]
Mon 31 Mar 2025 13:00 [Places]
Finding and evaluating resources for your literature new Thu 13 Feb 2025   13:00 [Places]

This session equips participants with all the fundamental skills that they need to research and begin writing their literature review. This includes building and executing effective search strategies to locate relevant materials for literature reviews, projects and other related research activities, key searching techniques, where to search, and how to keep up to date with the latest research. We will then discuss what to do with material participants find during their searching, looking at skills such as critical evaluation, structural reading and how to start writing.

This session will include live demonstrations of scientific databases to demonstrate the key principles covered in action, as well as time for participants to start developing their own key words and search strategies.

Getting Started with Research Data Management new Thu 6 Mar 2025   13:00 [Places]

This session introduces participants to the concept of research data, all the forms that it can take as well as negotiating the management of different data depending on their type.

Topics such as effective storage, handling sensitive data, and developing best practice approaches to avoid data loss during a project will be covered. The session will also explore how to create a data management plan (DMP) and the support available, as well as providing an overview of useful tools and services both within the University of Cambridge and beyond.

How to use metrics responsibly new Thu 5 Jun 2025   13:00 [Places]

Metrics have become omnipresent in research assessment, but are often flawed and used irresponsibly. This session explores the guidelines in place to help researchers use metrics more responsibly, including recommendations from DORA and University guidance. We'll then look at common metrics such as journal impact factor and h-index, where they are found and how they are used in academia. Finally we will discuss some particular circumstances where researchers should aim to use metrics responsibly, such as tidying up your online profiles, choosing a journal and recruitment.

Participants should leave the session more aware of the issues with particular research metrics and of the guidance available within the University, and confident in their ability to use metrics responsibly in their academic career.

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Making the most of Networking new Tue 25 Mar 2025   10:00   [More dates...] [Places]

In this fun and interactive session Dr Steve Cross will help you develop the ways you talk about your work, and the ways you connect with people who might be able to help you. We'll look at how networking can make your working life easier and more rewarding, and come up with some strategies that suit you and your interests.

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Mon 16 Jun 2025 13:00 [Places]
Thu 19 Jun 2025 13:00 [Places]
Managing your references with Zotero new Thu 20 Feb 2025   13:00 [Places]

Using a reference manager is one of the best ways to look after crucial research literature, whether planning for a literature review or simply keeping track of developments in a particular discipline. This session will introduce Zotero, an open source reference manager tool.

Using live demonstrations, discussions, and troubleshooting common referencing issues, the session will give an in-depth look at how Zotero (and tools like it) can help maximise a research project workflow while also ensuring that critical resources and information are not lost at any point in the research process.

Preparing for your Viva new Fri 18 Jul 2025   10:00 [Places]

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Congratulations! You have been selected to present your data at a conference, whether that be an oral or poster. You are being invited to tell your research story to the wider scientific community, how do you make an impact?

Like every good story, you research presentation will have a beginning, a middle and an end. This workshop is designed to help you utlilise the titles you use, the figures you display, so that you can tell your research story with impact, and get the most out of presenting your data.

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Mon 16 Jun 2025 13:00 [Places]
Understanding copyright and your research new Tue 4 Mar 2025   11:00   [More dates...] [Places]

This session will look at UK copyright and the context of copyright of the university. In addition, participants will gain an understanding of maintaining rights, and getting permission for reusing things in their work.

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Thu 29 May 2025 13:00 [Places]
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