Save the date! Open Research Week 3-7 March 2025
Loughborough University has again joined with De Montfort University and the University of Leicester to arrange Open Research Week, scheduled for 3-7…
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Webinars and whatnots – November 2024
Figshare and Symplectic EMEA User Conference 2024 Open (as possible) research: Some things to think about when we can't do it all…
Top 5 downloads from the Loughborough Research Repository October 2024
The Loughborough Research Repository currently contains over contains 56,508 items. Staff processed 358 new research deposits during October 2024.The 5 most downloaded…
If you missed it – October 2024
An update on MRC’s Data Sharing Policy and Data Management Plan template (contact rdm@lboro.ac.uk for the passcode) Edinburgh Open Research Conference OpenFest…
Royal Society: have some Open Data to get the grant
If you are thinking of applying for a Royal Society grant, it's best to check if you have published some data openly.…
Looking for the persistent link to your Research Repository record? Â
Each record in the Research Repository has its own persistent identifier link. A persistent identifier is a long-lasting link to a digital…
Top 10 downloads for June, July & August 2024
Hignett, Sue; McDermott, Hilary (2015). Qualitative methodology for ergonomics. Loughborough University. Chapter. Downloads 548 Keiningham, Timothy; Aksoy, Lerzan; Bruce, Helen L.; Cadet,…
World Book and Copyright Day 23rd April
On the 23rd of April each year, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) celebrates World Book and Copyright Day. The…
Navigating copyright in the Digital Age
Have you ever found a nice image on the great, wide web and decided to download and use it? Have you ever…
Yes, you can open commercially funded research (but probably not all of it)
Image description: Two LEGO figures, in white shirts and blue trousers, discussing a model of a LEGO shark. Image created with Bing's…
Tensions of Open Research in Creative Arts and Design fields
By Dr. Tincuta Heinzel, Senior Lecturer in Textiles and Open Research Lead, School of Design and Creative Arts Image credit: Lara Skelly,…
In search of missing princes: what drives repository views?
By Lara Skelly, Open Research Manager for Data and Methods, Loughborough University Library Sleeping Beauty slumbers for decades in her tower until…
Data management – from a section in the grant proposal to a day-to-day reference manualÂ
By Krzysztof Cipora, Lecturer in Mathematical Cognition, Open Research Lead of the School of Science, Centre for Mathematical Cognition, Loughborough University, k.cipora@lboro.ac.uk,…
Open Research across disciplines
By Camilla Gilmore, Chair of Loughborough University's Open Research Group and Professor of Mathematical Cognition One of the challenges of institutional change…
A different kind of diversity
By Lara Skelly, Open Research Manager for Data and Methods A few years ago, I submitted a methodological paper to a discipline-specific…
AHRC Technical Plans – training event
On Wednesday 23rd September I will be leading a training session on "Writing a Successful Technical Plan for the AHRC". Prof. Richard…
“Projects” functionality in the data repository
Loughborough's data repository has recently been upgraded with additional functionality. You can still deposit data as an individual (please contact rdm@lboro.ac.uk for…
Publisher Policies
Although it is usually funder policies which are seen to push the research data management (RDM) agenda, a number of publishers also…
ARMA2015
Last week we attended the Association of Research Managers and Administrators' (ARMA) annual conference in Brighton. We were presenting on our Research Data Repository…
EPSRC Data Expectations
Today (1st May 2015) is the day when Universities have to be compliant with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's (EPSRC)…
Updated ESRC policy on Research Data
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has recently released an updated version of its research data policy. This can be found…
Over 1,000 research data repositories available in re3data.org
In August 2012 re3data.org – the Registry of Research Data Repositories went online with 23 entries. Two years later the registry provides…
Guide to Publishing and Sharing Sensitive Data
The Australian National Data Service (ANDS) has just released a Guide to Publishing and Sharing Sensitive Data which includes a decision tree…
PGR workshops – Research Data Management
Date Information Date Time Wed, 19th November 2014 9:30am - 12:30pm Who Should Attend? This session is aimed at early career researchers,…
New release of Research Data MANTRA (Management Training) free online course
The Research Data MANTRA course is an open, online training course that provides instruction in good practice in research data management. There…
RDM leaflet
A colleague has produced a very helpful RDM leaflet which highlights some of the key activities involved in preparing, undertaking and sharing…
Data management plans – DMPonline
Many research funding bodies require submission of a data management plan (DMP) (or similar document) with a funding bid. They are also a…
Resource for projects creating survey data
The UK Data Service has produced a very useful guide to 'Depositing shareable survey data' (). The guide covers all aspects of…
Research data management – Staff Workshop
The University Library is running a series of workshops for staff this July with the aim of helping you get the best…
Research Data Managament for academic and research staff
Explore Research Data Management in more depth at this workshop: Research Data Managament for academic and research staff Friday 4th April 10-12,…
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