The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is set to launch a collection of social and economic data through an investment of £17 million over the next five years. The UK Data Service will be launched in October this year…
Further Backing for Open Access Publishing of Research Data
The Association of Research Managers (ARMA) has teamed up with knowledge-transfer groups PraxisUnico and the Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL) to support open-access publishing of research data. In a joint statement, the organisations say open access will…
New EPSRC Policy On Open Access Publication
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has introduced a new policy on open access publication arising from funded research: EPSRC Council has agreed to mandate open access publication, with the proviso that academics should be able to choose the…
Orbital: some reflections on the bid-writing process
Joss Winn and Paul Stainthorp have both blogged recently on their experiences of writing a JISC bid for the recent call in their Managing Research Data programme. I’d encourage you read their posts for some interesting insights into the bid-writing process.…
Repository Training
The Research Office are continuing to run several practical sessions during April, and this week’s workshops are scheduled as follows: Wednesday 13 April 2011, 2-3.30pm in the Mezzanine IT Suite, Chad Varah House, Cathedral Campus Friday 15 April 2011, 12-1.30pm…
Did you know……
It isn’t just text-based items that can be deposited onto the Lincoln Repository. A wide range of creative and applied arts research can also be showcased, from digital versions of painting, photography, film, graphic and textile design, to records of…