New Web Page for HYMS Researchers

We know that the research landscape can seem like an over complicated place. As if just doing the research and writing up isn’t hard enough, there’s: RDM, OA, ORCID, REF and no doubt a whole host more acronyms out there, and they are important! But getting your head around what they all mean, what’s best for your publication, or just getting to grips with how an ORCID can help you, or how to make your research REF-ready is not always easy. We also appreciate that our parent institutions use different pieces of kit to help manage the scholarly communication process, does PURE or Hydra mean anything to you? With all that in mind, and from some of our conversations with you, we thought we would set up a page that contains key guidance on the entire research process, linking out to relevant training, guidance, or contacts from either York or Hull as relevant. We hope you find this page useful, let us know if you love it, or would like to suggest how we can improve it by emailing library@hyms.ac.uk.  

In the meantime best of luck with your research!

Post Graduate Skills Development

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If you're a HYMS post grad then this autumn we have some treats for you! Whether you want to sharpen your skills or learn something new; there's support at Hull and York with sessions covering everything from open access publishing to computing for research, and everything in between. 

York are running PG Wednesdays: Staff from across the University run most of the sessions and they also provide opportunities for you to get involved, for example to showcase your own research or talk about your ‘top tips’ for research practice. PG Wednesdays run every Wednesday afternoon. The 2016-17 programme starts on Wednesday 5 October 2016 and runs through to Wednesday 27 September 2017.

At Hull you can check out the PG Skills Development Programme which provides development opportunities for postgraduate students (taught/research), researchers and staff.

Also coming up at Hull is a credited module on Research Data Management

Don't forget that as a HYMS student you are able to take advantage of the training offered at both sites, so if you're interested, click on the links for further information and booking details.

Achieving best practice in research data management

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Good research data management (RDM) enables researchers to meet the standards and responsibilities set out in the University's code of practice and to meet funder, ethical, legal, and other responsibilities. So in short, if you want funders and institutions to see your research as legit it’s best to get a grasp of RDM sooner rather than later. Follow these links for more information on RDM at the University of York or the University of Hull. 

  

Researcher Development sessions at the University of York

The University of York Library’s Research Support Team and Academic Liaison Librarians are delivering Searching the Literature sessions as part of the Researcher Development training programme.

 

The following session should be of particular relevance to HYMS researchers:

• Tuesday 28th April 10:00-12:00: Searching the Literature Sci/Health/Med

 

The session is specifically created for PhD students - particularly new PhD students who have just started undertaking their literature reviews - and for research staff. It includes opportunities for practical work using your own topics.

The Research Support Team is also delivering workshops providing an introduction to Research Data Management, covering best practice for the successful organisation, storage, documentation and archiving / sharing of research data. The course is aimed at PhD students but staff are also welcome to register.

 

The workshops will be held on:

• Monday 27th April, 09:30 - 12:00
• Tuesday 19th May, 14:00 - 16:30
• Monday 1st June, 13:00 - 15:30

To find out more and to register for a place, please visit the Researcher Development web page for Research Data Management.