During the course of your research project how many times have you banged your head against a wall or wanted to pack it all in? I hope this makes you smile and realise we have all been there. I wrote this during a particularly tough spell during my PhD.…
It has recently been announced that the UK government has set up a new ?Institute for Web Science? to be headed up by the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Nigel Shadbolt of the University of Southampton.…
The Research Information Network (RIN) has been commissioned by the Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF) to assist them in understanding how the needs of researchers may be met in the development of their new website which will showcase…
This new guide provides researchers with an understanding of how peer review works and highlights some of the issues surround the current debates about the peer review process.…
Peer review is both a principle and a set of mechanisms at the heart of the arrangements for evaluating and assuring the quality of research.…
What is the role of doctoral training in advanced knowledge-based economies?…
A study tracking young doctoral student’s information-seeking behaviour ran a workshop yesterday to discuss the future of research in a digital age and how researchers are using new online tools.…
Sense About Science held a workshop on peer review in collaboration with the Research Information Network, Vitae, Elsevier and the Voice of Young Science.…
Last week I attended the launch of the new UK PubMed Central (UKPMC) site, which is being advertised as a new innovative web interface that will improve access to medically related literature.…
A visionary project is being funded as part of a joint initiative to explore future scenarios for academic libraries and information services, particularly in the context of a rapidly-changing environment.…
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