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By Eliza.Compton , 22 March, 2024

Humans develop humans

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Even small interactions with lecturers, tutors and peers offer opportunities for students to develop interpersonal skills, so it’s important we recognise and value these to ensure they are not lost, writes Marianne Savory
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 21 March, 2024

Open research: what is it, really?

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Open research principles aim to foster openness, transparency, replicability and accountability, writes Steven Vidovic. Here, he offers a fresh perspective along with practices to establish trust in research and foster collaborations and future opportunities
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6minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 20 March, 2024

Democratising research through open access journals

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The rise of open access publishing has democratised knowledge dissemination, allowing researchers to share their findings with a global audience. Here, Corinne Guimont offers insights on running OA journals at a higher education institution
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 20 March, 2024

Opening doors to knowledge: making data open access

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Making data open access has become a cornerstone of transparent and collaborative research practices. Here, Jon Petters provides a brief guide on how to do it, emphasising accessibility, reproducibility and interoperability
By Laura.Duckett , 20 March, 2024

Empower ECRs to commercialise their research

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Early career researchers face many barriers when it comes to translating their research into commercial success, be they a lack of time, being overlooked in favour of more established colleagues or simply not knowing where to start
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4minutes
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