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Research Workshops
Our team of Liaison Librarians are here to support you with finding and managing information, promoting your research, and accessing resources. Please contact us at LISLiaison@wlv.ac.uk.
The Scholarly Communications Team can also support you with open research, including open access, and research data management matters. Please contact us at wire@wlv.ac.uk.
Additionally, the Library Skills team run various academic writing workshops for researchers, focusing on different stages of the thesis-writing process. They are also available for one-to-one support and will give feedback on examples of your written work. Please contact skills@wlv.ac.uk.
Recordings of past Skills for Researcher workshops are found in Canvas via the Post-Graduate Researcher Development Programme.
Skills for Researcher workshops
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Workshop |
Description |
Dates |
RDF descriptor |
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Skills for Researchers: the basics |
This session introduces doctoral students to the support available from LIS. We will demonstrate the LIS web pages, which provide access to research evidence within the university, online, and outside the library’s collections. We will also show the wide range of help available in the form of guides and workshops. There will be a chance to start finding resources and set up a Refworks account. |
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A1 A2 B2 |
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Literature Searching for Researchers
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This workshop is for doctoral students to enhance their literature search techniques, across a selection of platforms including live demonstrations. We will look at how to use search histories and set alerts as part of developing a wider search strategy.
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2 July 2024 10.00-11.30 (TBC) |
A1 A2 B2 |
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Raising your Research Impact & Profile
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This workshop will help doctoral students to think about ways of raising their research profile and sharing their findings. It will look at the place of journal impact factors (Journal Citation Reports/Scimago) and how to understand scholarly impact indicators in citation indexes such as Scopus. It will highlight the importance of research identity services such as ORCiD and researcher profiles, plus a look at the use of social media tools to promote research.
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D3 |
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Making your research open: Open Access and Open Research |
This workshop will introduce doctoral students to the concept of open research, touching on open access, open data and open software. It will look at principles of gold and green open access publishing, such as APCs, publisher embargoes and licensing. It will also look at how funders may set conditions for open access and data, and highlight other routes for sharing research openly.
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10 June 2024 14.00-15.30 (TBC) |
B3 C2 D2 D3 |
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Finding and using open data |
This session will introduce students to open data and resources; what’s out there, including datasets and raw data and how to find it. We will also cover how copyright relates to data, open licencing schemes and what you can legally do with open data.
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18 June 2024 10.00-11.30 (TBC) |
A1 A2 C1 |
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Getting Started with Archival Research |
This workshop will introduce students, especially those with little experience of archival research, to research best practice, both physical and on-line. It aims to equip them with some of the skills and knowledge that they will need to locate and access primary source materials for their projects. The focus is on expanding skills and knowledge in locating original source material, both manuscript and printed.
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A1 A2 |
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Managing your data |
This session will introduce concepts involved in Research Data Management. It will cover the research data lifecycle, how to write a Data Management Plan and the DMPOnline tool, how to organise, store an backup data, as well as looking at how to preserve and share data. Links to Making your research open and Finding and using open data and research sessions |
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C2 |
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Copyright for your thesis: keeping it legal |
This workshop will introduce doctoral students to the basics of copyright and its application regarding your theses and its ultimate publication through WIRE. It will cover the law and your responsibilities as well as practical skills such as identifying copyright holders, the steps required to gain permission for material and the redaction process. |
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C1 D2 |
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Academic Writing: starting your thesis
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This workshop is for doctoral students who are in the first year of their studies, or have not yet started writing their thesis. The session will introduce students to the basics of writing a thesis. It will cover the basic structure of the thesis, the different writing styles needed, as well as tips for starting the writing process. It will look at the importance of the literature review and demonstrate how students can find example theses in their subject. |
8 May 2024 10:00-11.30 (TBC) |
A1 A2 B2 D2 |
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Academic Writing: progressing with your thesis |
This workshop is for doctoral students who have written a few chapters of their thesis. The session is for students who would like to improve their academic writing style, and learn to identify good and bad features in writing. It will also cover how to create structure, sustain an argument throughout a chapter and the thesis as a whole, as well as how to work signposting and metadiscourse into your writing. |
13 May 2024 10:00-11.30 (TBC) |
A1 A2 B2 D2 |
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Academic writing: finishing your thesis |
This session will outline the ways in which you can get your thesis into the best possible shape before submitting. It will address how to check that the overall structure is coherent, how to ensure that the writing is of a high quality, and cover practical tasks to carry out in finalising your thesis. It will also consider what examiners look for in a thesis, and the submission process itself. |
22 May 2024 10:00-11.30 (TBC) |
A1 A2 B2 D2 |
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Design and Create a Research Poster |
The use of poster presentations in academia and conferences is widespread, however many designs are poorly thought through. This workshop will help doctoral students consider the design and creation of an academic poster. We will look at audience considerations, issues around image copyright and the balance between images and words. Please note: the focus of this session is not on software or developing ICT skills. |
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Recordings of past workshops from external organisations
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Date |
Workshop |
Recording |
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September 2022 |
How to address some of researchers’ most pressing questions with Scopus |
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April 2022 |
How to get published in a scholarly journal – Top Tips from a publisher |
https://elsevier.zoom.us/rec/share/MD2auDWFGuAGcK72uBp5C2oDil9vKNRpVDZiplpmkPELSZ6owzhihKbCdva-we0X.rCWfAmlZPIBHFmZi?startTime=1649768578000 |
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March 2022 |
Scopus yourself: Learn all about Scopus Author Profiles |
https://elsevier.zoom.us/rec/share/YrQuLImy-jbo3gNtDqOFI2hKwPYvg7nyJHNrLyr_W4Ioi0tcyQeLTo5YyMZd-DhT.SRo_R1Lh0l4NL55D |
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March 2022 |
How to get published in a scholarly journal |
https://elsevier.zoom.us/rec/share/HgWh3Z-KLL9u49s4exTNw-ekl0D87iqNxLWWfKRBxIFrVbF3RJ4Aif2EiFhb4HWG.EsbqwGOd6KHFWJCi?startTime=1646748173000 |
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November 2021 |
Working with the new Web of Science at Wolverhampton |
https://share.vidyard.com/watch/6CpZMewUfSAoHidz6gdnHV
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November 2021 |
Getting the most out of Scopus |
Passcode: 3W5FqM&g
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November 2021 |
Understanding Research Metrics and Indicators in Scopus and using these responsibly |
Passcode: 4!LW8V^P
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November 2021 |
ScienceDirect - Improve the way you discover, read and share scholarly research |
Passcode: ?@rqYc53 |
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May 2020 |
How to Get Published with the IEEE |
https://ieee.webex.com/ieee/ldr.php?RCID=bb74a0dd51ee488ab26606e41b504ded |