Tuesday, 22 January, 2019
13:00 - 14:00
Pink Room, Betty & Gordon Moore Library
You own your own research right? Well it depends. In this session we will explore the sometimes very complicated world of copyright and what can happen when you publish your work. We'll also introduce you to concepts such as third party copyright, and how you can use existing licencing tools to maximise the reach of your research as well as using other peoples work to advance your own, but legally.
This session will take place in the Pink Room. If this session is fully booked please join the waiting list - we will move venues if there is demand.
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Tuesday, 15 January, 2019
13:00 - 14:00
Glass Room, Betty & Gordon Moore Library
This session equips participants with all the fundamental skills that they need to build and execute effective search strategies to locate and critically evaluate relevant materials for assignments, literature reviews, projects and other related research activities.
This session has been cancelled. If you would like to reschedule for either the repeat session on Thursday 14 February or Thursday 14 March, please let us know.
Tuesday, 27 November, 2018
13:00 - 14:00
Pink Room, Betty & Gordon Moore Library
This session will introduce participants to different methods of communicating research before moving on to a discussion around best practice and techniques when preparing a presentation. Participants will be introduced to concepts around good design, accessibility, data presentation, and accessing Creative Commons licenced materials for their work. The session will conclude with an exploration of good delivery techniques with additional advice on what to do if it all goes wrong.
This session will take place in the Pink Room. If this session is fully booked please join the waiting list - we will move venues if there is demand.
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Tuesday, 20 November, 2018
13:00 - 14:00
Pink Room, Betty & Gordon Moore Library
This session introduces participants to the importance of good referencing practices within their work. The University of Cambridge’s position on plagiarism will be presented before moving on to a discussion around good referencing techniques, using the Harvard referencing style as an example. Participants will see a live demonstration of the reference management tool Zotero before taking part in a quiz to consolidate their knowledge.
This session will take place in the Pink Room. If this session is fully booked please join the waiting list - we will move venues if there is demand.
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Tuesday, 13 November, 2018
13:00 - 14:00
Pink Room, Betty & Gordon Moore Library
This session will cover the basic principles of the microblogging platform Twitter. Participants will have the opportunity to get to grips with using Twitter and understanding the platform’s unique community and language through hands-on activities. Aspects of science communication will be touched upon as well as examples of best practice, using Twitter personally and professionally, before concluding with some top tips on getting the most out of this communication tool.
This session will take place in the Pink Room. If this session is fully booked please join the waiting list - we will move venues if there is demand.
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Tuesday, 6 November, 2018
13:00 - 14:00
Pink Room, Betty & Gordon Moore Library
This session demonstrates the importance of a good online presence for participants from exploring what comes up through a quick Google search all the way through to maintaining profiles on academic networking sites. The legalities of using such sites in the context of publisher and open access copyright compliance is also discussed
This session will take place in the Pink Room. If this session is fully booked please join the waiting list - we will move venues if there is demand.
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Tuesday, 30 October, 2018
13:00 - 14:00
Pink Room, Betty & Gordon Moore Library
This session introduces participants to the concept of research data and all the forms that it can take. It will then look at managing different types of data depending on its type, such as its sensitivity. Different storage methods are discussed as well as best practice approaches to avoid serious data loss during a research project. Effective data management approaches will be explored, as well as how to create a data management plan, before concluding with an overview of useful tools and services
This session will take place in the Pink Room. If this session is fully booked please join the waiting list - we will move venues if there is demand.
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Tuesday, 23 October, 2018
13:00 - 14:00
Pink Room, Betty & Gordon Moore Library
This session equips participants with all the fundamental skills that they need to build and execute effective search strategies to locate and critically evaluate relevant materials for assignments, literature reviews, projects and other related research activities. The structure of the session with move through the processes of basic keyword generation, constructing search strings, understanding which resources to search, before finishing with developing critical evaluation skills to assess quality and relevance of found items
This session will take place in the Pink Room. If this session is fully booked please join the waiting list - we will move venues if there is demand.
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Thursday, 7 June, 2018
14:30 - 15:30
17 Mill Lane, Seminar Room E
This session will develop skills that will help you get the most out of your literature review. From a foundation of effective search strategies, you will learn how to critically appraise academic literature, techniques for getting through sources quickly and evaluating their relevance, engaging with key material and beginning to write your literature review itself, as well as ensuring accuracy in your citations and references.
Please bring your own internet-enabled device to this session.
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This session is part of the Cambridge Researcher Development Programme.
Tuesday, 5 June, 2018
10:00 - 11:00
17 Mill Lane, Seminar Room E
This session will help prepare you to begin your literature review. You will learn strategies for searching for relevant material, how to troubleshoot common search problems, and how to stay up to date with new publications in your field.
Please bring a laptop, tablet or other web-enabled devide with you to the session.
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This session is part of the Cambridge Researcher Development Programme.
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