OSC Researcher Training 2016-2017

Please join us for a workshop, hosted by the Office of Scholarly Communication in collaboration with the Center for Open Science, to learn easy, practical steps you can take to increase the reproducibility of your work.

The workshop will be hands-on. Using example studies, attendees will actively participate in creating a reproducible project from start to finish.

This workshop is aimed at graduate students and postdocs, across disciplines, who are engaged in quantitative research. The workshop does not require any specialized knowledge of programming. Participants will gain a foundation for incorporating reproducible, transparent practices into their current workflows.

The Netherlands has been frontrunner in the transition to Open Science. The Dutch government has mandated all universities to have 100% Open Access to academic publications by 2024 and has recently broadened its scope to research data. These plans can only succeed by national cooperation of all parties involved.

The chairman of Tilburg University is one of three main negotiators with the publishers. As such, the university is expected to be leading the development of policies in Open Science and the monitoring of progress.

In this talk, Hylke Annema of Tilburg University will tell us about the current developments in the Netherlands and at Tilburg University.

Discussion among participants about best practices is highly encouraged.

The Netherlands has been frontrunner in the transition to Open Science. The Dutch government has mandated all universities to have 100% Open Access to academic publications by 2024 and has recently broadened its scope to research data. These plans can only succeed by national cooperation of all parties involved.

The chairman of Tilburg University is one of three main negotiators with the publishers. As such, the university is expected to be leading the development of policies in Open Science and the monitoring of progress.

In this talk, Hylke Annema of Tilburg University will tell us about the current developments in the Netherlands and at Tilburg University.

Discussion among participants about best practices is highly encouraged.

This is a friendly introduction to Github – a free and open source platform that can help you build projects that are collaborative, well documented, and version-controlled.

In this workshop we will introduce you to the Github ecosystem and help you get you comfortable navigating basic Github workflows. We will make sure that you leave the workshop aware of the best practices for developing projects on Github (e.g. writing a good “readme” or posting and labeling issues) and an understanding of how Github can help make your projects more readable and accessible.

This workshop is developed for anyone looking for a solution to making projects – whether it be your research on arctic glaciers, the materials for an undergraduate course, your PHD thesis, or even a cookbook – more manageable. This workshop is geared towards all skill levels, but first-time and novice users are encouraged and prioritized.

Full details of this workshop can be found at: https://kirstiejane.github.io/friendly-github-intro/

What is Open Research, and what does it mean for you?

• Would you like to share your research findings with the international academic community, without paywall restrictions?
• Would you like to boost citations of your work?
• Did you know that funders recognise the benefits of Open Access and most now require it as a condition of their grants?

These are questions for academics at all stages of their research.

Join us to explore:

• everything you need to know about Open Access and data sharing in the humanities, arts and social sciences
• how to use the University's Repository, Apollo, to publish your research and gain citations
• the training and advisory services offered by the OSC to facilitate your research and career development

What is Open Research, and what does it mean for you?

• Would you like to share your research findings with the international academic community, without paywall restrictions?
• Would you like to boost citations of your work?
• Did you know that funders recognise the benefits of Open Access and most now require it as a condition of their grants?

These are questions for academics at all stages of their research.

Join us to explore:

• everything you need to know about Open Access and data sharing in STEM disciplines
• how to use the University's Repository, Apollo, to publish your research and gain citations
• the training and advisory services offered by the OSC to facilitate your research and career development

• Where should you publish your research?
• How do you assess the appropriateness of a journal for your work?
• How do you respond to reviewers?

Picking where to publish your research and in what format is an important decision to make.

This session looks at the things you need to consider in order to reach your audience effectively, including:

• Indicators to use to assess a journal - Journal Impact Factor, publisher fees and publication times
• Who should own the copyright to your work?
• What happens during peer-review

• Where should you publish your research?
• What publishing format should you choose?

This session looks at the things you need to consider in order to reach your audience effectively, including:

• Indicators to use to assess the appropriateness of a journal for your research - Journal Impact Factor, publisher fees and publication times
• Who should own the copyright to your work?
• How you can use other people’s copyrighted material

Paola Quattroni from Cancer Research UK coming to run a workshop on 11th May.

This is a really good opportunity to influence the Cancer Research UK data policy and give feedback to your funder about the changes you would like to see. Paola will give a short talk and then the majority of the workshop will be given over to discussions and opportunities for researchers to feedback their experiences, problems and suggested solutions to enable more data sharing. As well as discussing data sharing Paola will also bring some data management plans so researchers can find out more about what they should and should not be putting in their grant applications.

• Where should you publish your monograph or book chapter?
• How do you assess the appropriateness of a publisher for your work?

Picking where to publish your research and in what format is an important decision to make.

This session looks at the things you need to consider in order to reach your audience effectively, including:

• Turning your thesis into a monograph
• Choosing a publisher
• Understanding the publication process

You've published your research...now what should you do with it?

This session explores the whys and hows of sharing research - the options, the benefits and the logistics.

Explore:

• Scholarly best practice for sharing research
• Opportunities for sharing offered by social media
• Benefits that sharing your research brings you and the wider community
• What your funder expects you to share.
• How to use the University repository, Apollo, to share your research and also access that of others
• Ways to find out who has been sharing, using and citing your published research

Confused by copyright? You are not alone!

Copyright involves much more than checking how much you are photocopying, but it can be difficult to know where to start.

Join the Office of Scholarly Communication as we answer your copyright queries, looking at:

• Copyright transfer agreements

• Creative Commons

• 3rd party copyright

• Open Access publisher requirements

The session will start with a 40 minute presentation, after which the time is open for you to raise questions and discuss issues you have encountered.

PREVENT RESEARCH DISASTERS THROUGH GOOD DATA MANAGEMENT

• How much data would you lose if your laptop was stolen?
• Have you ever emailed your colleague a file named 'final_final_versionEDITED'?
• Do you know what your funder expects you to do with your research data?

As a researcher, you will encounter research data in many forms, ranging from measurements, numbers and images to documents and publications.

Whether you create, receive or collect this information, you will need to organise it.

Managing digital information properly is a complex issue. Doing it correctly from the start could save you a lot of time and hassle when preparing a publication or writing up your thesis.

You've published your research...now what should you do with it?

This session explores the whys and hows of sharing research - the options, the benefits and the logistics:

• Scholarly best practice for sharing research
• Opportunities for sharing offered by social media
• Benefits that sharing your research brings you and the wider community
• What your funder expects you to share.
• How to use the University repository, Apollo, to share your research and also access that of others
• Ways to find out who has been sharing, using and citing your published research

PREVENT RESEARCH DISASTERS THROUGH GOOD DATA MANAGEMENT

• How much information would you lose if your laptop was stolen?
• Have you ever emailed your colleague a file named 'final_final_versionEDITED'?
• Do you know what your funder expects you to do with your research information?

As a researcher, you will encounter research data in many forms, ranging from measurements, numbers and images to documents and publications.

Whether you create, receive or collect this information, you will need to organise it.

Managing digital information properly is a complex issue. Doing it correctly from the start could save you a lot of time and hassle when preparing a publication or writing up your thesis.

PREVENT RESEARCH DISASTERS THROUGH GOOD DATA MANAGEMENT

• How much data would you lose if your laptop was stolen?
• Have you ever emailed your colleague a file named 'final_final_versionEDITED'?
• Do you know what your funder expects you to do with your research data?

As a researcher, you will encounter research data in many forms, ranging from measurements, numbers and images to documents and publications.

Whether you create, receive or collect this information, you will need to organise it.

Managing digital information properly is a complex issue. Doing it correctly from the start could save you a lot of time and hassle when preparing a publication or writing up your thesis.