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This workshop provides an insight into preparing your thesis to be made Open Access (OA) and the benefits of open access more generally. This workshop will provide you with a general introduction to the topic, with specific reference to your PhD thesis, and related research outputs that may arise from PhD study. You will be introduced to: 

• Open Access repositories
• Practice of Open Research
• Open access publishing
• Online tools to find open access research material

The course will cover ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Research Publications Open Access Policy, which allows authors at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to make peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings available on an open access basis without post-publication embargoes. The course will also cover UKRI’s and other funder's open access policies. 

This course is open to Research Degree Students & MRes.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this workshop, you will be better able to:

• Recognise the benefits of publishing open access and the different forms it can take
• Utilise the College’s repository and OA funding systems to make your research papers open access
• Utilise Open Access tools and websites to find OA material and suitable locations to publish OA
• Identify potential illegitimate publishing entities which risk your research reputation

How to book

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Please ensure you have read and understood ECRI’s attendance & cancellation policy before booking.