Category: Researchers
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DORA: The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment and the Responsible Use of Metrics
The University of Dundee has signed and expressed its commitment to DORA, a set of principles designed to ensure that research assessment is undertaken in a responsible, fair and transparent manner. Read the University of Dundee statement here. What do you need to know about DORA? The vision of DORA is to “advance practical and…
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Optimise your Researchfish submission
Make the most of the Researchfish submission with tips and advice provided to us by the team at Researchfish. Tips to optimise your Researchfish submission Consider the following when working on your Researchfish submission: Connect your Researchfish account to your ORCID account to enable data to be harvested from ORCID ready to attribute in Researchfish…
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H-Index: what it is, and displaying it on your Discovery profile (or not)
The h-index is an author-level metric which is designed to measure both productivity and the citation impact of any publications produced. It is calculated by counting the number of publications produced, and the number of times those papers have been cited. For example, if an author has published 20 papers in total, and 10 of…
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Levelling up access to data: University of Dundee one of first in Scotland to get a SafePod
University of Dundee SafePod now open On Friday 25th February, the Dundee SafePod situated within the Main Library was opened by Professor John Rowan, Vice-Principal for Research, Knowledge Exchange & Wider Impact. The event attendees included researchers, professional services supporting research and external partners including the Manager and the Director of the SafePod Network and…
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SafePod arrives in Main Library
At the beginning of the year we announced the exciting news that the University of Dundee had been successful in securing a SafePod. At the end of November the SafePod arrived and was installed on the top floor of the Main Library. Preparation Earlier in the year a location on the top floor of Main…
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It’s International Open Access Week – find out about the new UoD Open Access journal in this guest blog from Professor Divya Jindal-Snape
Launch of the open access International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions (IJELT) Transformative Change: Educational and Life Transitions (TCELT) research centre is an international, interdisciplinary centre. TCELT’s vision is to have an impact on international research, policy and practice in the context of educational and life transitions, and their implications for well-being through an…
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UKRI Open Access Policy 2021
On 6th August UKRI released its much-anticipated Open Access Policy. Applicable to research publications that acknowledge funding from any of the UKRI councils, the policy aims to ensure that publicly funded research is freely accessible and licensed in such a way that it can be re-used and built upon. LLC Research Services are engaging with similarly placed teams across…
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Discovery Research Portal: highlighting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The latest upgrade to the Discovery Research Portal allows us to display how University of Dundee research supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Goals were established in 2015, with the intention of setting global goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. The University of Dundee was placed…
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Accessing the ONS Secure Research Service
Accessing secure research data as an accredited researcher – Assured Organisational Connectivity to the Secure Research Service The University of Dundee has recently secured Assured Organisational Connectivity (AOC) with the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Secure Research Service (SRS). SRS provides accredited researchers secure access to de-identified, unpublished data. There are over 100 datasets available,…