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This July we are running a series of 30 minute talks on key issues for Leicester researchers. The talks will take place in the Library Seminar Room (First Floor, David Wilson Library) every Wednesday at 11am . If you are off-campus you can join in live via Adobe Connect. A recording of each session will be made available after the event. Elevenses sessions:  3rd July    Publishing the RCUK way Advice on applying to the Open Access fund and other options Webinar link 10th July    Managing your research output Making your publications available through the Leicester Research Archive Webinar link 17th July    Don’t lose your research data! Thinking about managing and securing your valuable research Webinar link 24th July    Don’t lose credit for your research! How to actively manage your researcher identities from the major citation services Webinar link 31st July    Demonstrating your impact with the h...

We currently have a site license for EndNote at the University of Leicester: this allows EndNote to be installed on any University owned machine and we are currently running EndNote X5 on our network. However, I know that some researchers also buy copies of EndNote for their own machines so wanted to flag up that EndNote X7 has just been released. We are hoping to upgrade to EndNote X7 on-campus over the summer. Take a look at the new features it offers:

In May the thesis forum welcomed three speakers who shared their experience of completing the PhD and life on the other side. This was our second webinar (via Adobe Connect) and once again we welcomed a good number of off-campus students. Rahma (Media & Communications) Rahma passed her APG in 2011 and is now in her final year. She started with the positive aspects of doing a PhD such as enjoying the chance to learn and the experience of being a student. While you might think your contribution to knowledge is small, it will be significant. She advised sticking to highly relevant literature at the start and ensuring you keep a tight focus. If you struggle with the literature, don’t blame yourself. It might be that you lack background context or the author hasn’t made themselves clear. International students can have the additional problem of the language barrier.. When it comes to your fieldwork, don’t shy away from sensitive or difficult areas. They might be the potential s...

Since 2008 University of Leicester PhD students have submitted an electronic version of their thesis (eThesis) alongside their print thesis, and these eTheses can be accessed via the Leicester Research Archive (LRA). We're pleased to announce that we recently added the 1,500th electronic thesis to the LRA. To access the eTheses just go to the Leicester Research Archive - then search, browse the theses collection or browse by College. Theses are some of the most heavily used items in the Leicester Research Archive – making the work of Leicester PhD students visible to a large audience. For example our most accessed eThesis, and also the sixth most accessed item in the LRA, is: Boutsikas, Efrosyni. Astronomy and ancient Greek cult : an application of archaeoastronomy to Greek religious architecture, cosmologies and landscapes , 2007, University of Leicester. This eThesis has been accessed 224 times, whereas the print version hasn't been accessed at all - showing tha...

*WEBINAR INSTRUCTIONS* The webinar will use Adobe Connect. You will not need any specific software, however, you will need speakers or a headset to hear the webinar, and you can participate in discussion by typed chat. Adobe Connect works fine on Windows and Macs, and any browser. Use with a Linux computer may be possible but is not recommended due to uncertain results. If you have any technical problems, email Terese Bird     For best results, follow these steps: 1) Make sure any required equipment is physically plugged into your computer first, then launch your browser and go to: https://connect.le.ac.uk/thesisforum14-5/   2) Select Enter as Guest, type your name, and click Connect. It may take a minute or so for Adobe Connect to load up, and you will be in the meeting room.   3) Under 'Meeting' at the upper left, select Audio Setup Wizard. Go through the wizard, making sure everything works. Please note that Audio Setup Wizard should be d...