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Funded by UKRI? Planning to publish a book? Here’s what you need to know.
Read more: Funded by UKRI? Planning to publish a book? Here’s what you need to know.UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) and its constituent research councils have operated an Open Access policy for journal articles and conference proceedings for several years, but will extend the policy to include monographs, book chapters and edited collections published from 1st January 2024. There will be 2 ways for Dundee authors to meet UKRI’s open access…
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Main Library Top floor refurbishment
Read more: Main Library Top floor refurbishmentThe Main Library Top floor refurbishment is due to start at the end of May, ( see reminder from UEG in 3 – Monday 10 April , and other communications from the LLC to Schools ). Plans were devised after consultation with University staff & students on the type of space & facilities that would…
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PGR Wellbeing Matters: Insights from a Unique Comic Strip – a guest blog post from Dr Sandra Oza, Doctoral Academy Manager at UoD.
Read more: PGR Wellbeing Matters: Insights from a Unique Comic Strip – a guest blog post from Dr Sandra Oza, Doctoral Academy Manager at UoD.Postgraduate research can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but it’s not without its challenges. From navigating the demands of academia to managing your personal life, the pressures can take a toll on your mental health and wellbeing. For this reason, the Doctoral Academy at the University of Dundee decided to create a comic strip about…
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BoB playlists – using TV, Films & Radio for teaching & research
Read more: BoB playlists – using TV, Films & Radio for teaching & researchBox of broadcasts (BoB) allows you to set up playlists – which can be public or private. Public playlists can be found by searching BoB, there’s also a selection of playlists created by academics on various topics, accompanied by a description or short video overview of the content on the ‘BoB curated playlists‘ page on…
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Trial resource – Jus Mundi
Read more: Trial resource – Jus MundiJus Mundi – the search engine for International law and arbitration, produced by Brill – is out latest resource on trial, at the request of Dundee Law School. Staff in the Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral law and Policy may find it useful as well. Jus Mundi allows you to search Treaties, Cases, Rules and…
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Resources for academic writing
Read more: Resources for academic writingEssays, lab & project reports, presentations, posters, dissertation, thesis , research… – there’s a lot of writing at University. Here are some resources to help you with writing. Help is available from Academic skills ( asc@dundee.ac.uk) who offer sessions on academic writing – they do drop-ins and one to one sessions. The Academic Librarian team …
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💖 We love data – Happy Anniversary Safepod 💖 #LoveDataWeek 💖
Read more: 💖 We love data – Happy Anniversary Safepod 💖 #LoveDataWeek 💖It is hard to believe it is already one year since the University of Dundee SafePod opened for use. Located on the top floor of the Main Library, the SafePod is a small standardised safe setting that provides the physical security and controls for a researcher to access sensitive datasets. Approved researchers with a project…
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LGBT+ History month – film resources
Read more: LGBT+ History month – film resourcesKanopy and Box of Broadcasts (BoB) are both film streaming resources – both have playlists/curated lists for LGBT+ films. Kanopy covers films and documentaries, they have a playlist International LGBT+ STUDIES ; the database is also searchable. Login with your university username & password – accessible worldwide. BoB public playlists are created by users – …
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LGBT+ History Month 2023
Read more: LGBT+ History Month 2023February is LGBT+ History month. The LLC was asked to arrange a display of books to highlight some of the material we have – there’s more material on LGBTQ+ histories/identities available online via Library Search, in books, journal articles, and databases across all subjects. The titles can be viewed on the Recommend a Resource Libguide …