Re-arranged: WRDTP Data Management and Open Scholarships Day

Advanced Research Training for all MA Social Research Students and Postdoctoral Researchers

Description of course

White Rose DTP Advanced Research Training – sessions on Open Scholarship, Open Access, Shared Access as well as an afternoon workshop on Research Data Management.

This is the new date for this event, which was rearranged due to industrial strike action. Please note, unfortunately due to issues with the booking form, if you originally booked to attend the training on the 4th December you will now need to RE BOOK your place by following the link below.

Time

10.00 – 10.15

Session

Registration and Arrival Refreshments

10.15 – 10.25

Welcome & Introduction
Professor Ruth Blakeley, Director of the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership, University of Sheffield

10.25 – 10.45

Research Data Management – Personal Experience
Dr Anastasia Shesterinina, Lecturer in Politics/International Politics, Department of Politics, University of Sheffield

10.45 – 11.00

Open Access Scholarly Resources
Helen Foster, Faculty Librarian for Social Sciences, University of Sheffield Library

11.00 – 11.30

UK Data Services Perspectives
Anca Vlad, UK Data Service

11.30 – 12.00

Embracing Open access Publishing
Professor Alasdair Rae, Professorial Fellow, Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield

12.00 – 1.00

Buffet Lunch

1.00 – 3.00

Research Data Management Training Workshop
Bev Jones, Scholarly Communications Librarian Librarian, Research Data Management Team, University of Sheffield

Target audience & any previous experience required

Social Science Doctoral Researchers within the WRDTP institutions of the University of Sheffield, University of Leeds, Sheffield Hallam University, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of York, University of Bradford or University of Hull, who have not attended this course before. We advise any MA Social Research students to attend in their first year of PhD study.

Specifically recommended for all new ESRC funded doctoral researchers.

ESRC Studentships – Open Access

The White Rose DTP is committed to ensuring the output from ESRC funded research is made publicly available. The Research Councils UK (RCUK) open access policy came into force on 1 April 2013. ESRC funded Doctoral Researchers are expected to comply with the RCUK open access policy and guidance.