Digital Skills courses & drop-ins: new dates
Students and staff can book courses in March to develop their skills in a wide range of topics, including bibliographic software, data analysis, databases, graphic applications, SharePoint, UNIX,...
View ArticleNew date! Introduction to Research Support & Integrity: 02/05
This regular training course introduces PhD students to research support available during the course of their studies. It is relevant for all PhD students, whatever the stage reached in their project...
View ArticleSave the date: UCL Research Staff Conference, 20/06
The UCL Organisational Development team has announced the next date and theme of the 2017 Research Staff Conference. It will take place on Tuesday 20th June 2017 (9am-5pm) and will focus on...
View ArticleResearch Programming – next Technical Social event: 24/05, 4.30pm
UCL Research IT Services (RITS) organise regular informal events where you can learn about useful tools and techniques which will help with your research while meeting other students and staff who use...
View ArticleWhat should I know about transferring personal data to the U.S. and the new...
Following the agreement between the European Commission and United States in 2016, the ‘EU-US Privacy Shield’ is now in force and is therefore the main means of allowing personal data to be transferred...
View ArticleHow will the changes in Data Protection legislation affect my research project?
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in May 2018. It will replace the current Directive and apply to all EU member states without the need for national legislation. The...
View ArticleDMPOnline for UCL researchers: a tool to help write your Data Management Plan
Data Management Plans have become a requirement for a growing number of research funders. Knowing what to include in a plan can be a challenge for researchers. DMPOnline is a tool which helps...
View ArticleResearch IT & Data Management drop-ins: 2017-18 dates (term 1)
The Research Data Management and Research IT teams will run more regular drop-in sessions in 2017-18. These sessions are open to all research staff and research students and will be attended by someone...
View ArticleThe Wellcome’s new policy on sharing research outputs
The Wellcome has recently announced an updated policy on sharing research outputs. This policy develops their existing policies on Open Access publishing and research data to emphasise the importance...
View ArticleOpen Access week: free event on RDM and Open Research – 25/10, Bloomsbury
Registration is now open for the next Better Science through Better Data event organised by the Wellcome Trust and Springer Nature. The papers, lightening talks and demos will focus on the benefits,...
View ArticleA forum to learn about Data Intensive Research across disciplines – 13/11,...
Data Intensive Science is a rapidly emerging, cross disciplinary research challenge already traversing the fields of Materials Science, Bio-medical research, Computational Engineering and Digital...
View ArticleWhat is FAIR data?
The FAIR data principles aim to provide a framework to ensure that research data can be effectively reused. The principles are outlined below alongside recommendations for practically achieving these...
View ArticleDigital skills development – courses and drop-ins for staff and students
Students and staff can now book courses to develop their skills in a wide range of topics, including bibliographic software, data analysis, databases, graphic applications, SharePoint, UNIX, R,...
View ArticleResearch Support & Integrity – course for all PhD students: 22/11 and 06/12
This regular training course introduces PhD students to research support available during the course of their studies. It is relevant for all PhD students, whatever the stage reached in their project...
View ArticleNew research staff at UCL? Book your induction!
The UCL Organisational Development team organises induction sessions open to new post-docs and any new research staff to discover researcher development opportunities and research support services...
View ArticleOpen Research events in London
Two upcoming events organised by Open Research London exploring open science/research are open for booking: The first event is taking place on the 21st of November and is a satellite event of the...
View ArticleBooking now open: Introduction to Research Support & Integrity – 07/02 and 21/03
This regular training course introduces PhD students to research support available during the course of their studies. It is relevant for all PhD students, whatever the stage reached in their project...
View ArticleDigital skills dates for 2018 – courses for staff and students
Students and staff can now book new courses to develop their skills in a wide range of topics, including bibliographic software, data analysis, databases, graphic applications, SharePoint, UNIX, R,...
View ArticleResearch Programming: next Technical Social event – 24/01, 4.30pm
UCL Research IT Services (RITS) organise regular informal events where you can learn about useful tools and techniques which will help with your research while meeting other students and staff who use...
View ArticleLove Data Week – free Bloomsbury events: 12-16/02
To celebrate the 3rd international Love Data Week, several Research Data Management teams from London universities have joined forces. More than 15 free events are taking place across Bloomsbury from...
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