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The University’s Open Research Group is currently  preparing  institutional feedback on the proposed changes to the UKRI open access policy. As  part  of this  work , we are inviting all CSSAH academic staff and PhD  students  to an online  feedback  meeting. We want to gather  feedback from as  many  people as possible in order to  properly  inform  the University’s response to the consultation. P articularly  important are the  proposed   changes  around open access and  monographs .   Richard Thomas ( Dean of Research)   will be opening the meeting. Details Thursday 23 April 10:30 – 12:00  Registration :   https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cssah-ukri-open-access-oa-consultation-town-hall-feedback-meeting-tickets-102075967968 A   link to the  webinar  and an  information   pack  will be sent to registered attendees in due co...

If you missed any of our Research Elevenses this month then you can now watch the recordings - available for anyone to watch: Software sustainability for open scholarship Grant Denkinson The global movement towards open access has led to sharing publications with the world and increasingly sharing some research data.  For some, the method and process of research is encoded in software. How do we pass on that knowledge too? Whether you have written a couple of lines of scripts or a few macros to make manipulate your data or whether you are part of a consortium of programmers developing a package widely used in your field you may be thinking of reusing your code in the future or sharing it with colleagues. This session will introduce a few tips for making your software sustainable and sharable. Watch Now:  https://connect.le.ac.uk/p3g2byx97a3/   Introducing Humanities Commons Dr William Farrell Humanities Commons is the new networking website pr...

New ‘Research Elevenses’ for July This July we are running a series of 30 minute talks on key issues for Leicester researchers. There’s no need to book - just turn up! Refreshments provided too! 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. Tuesday 11 th July 11am, Fielding Johnson South Wing, Ogden Lewis Seminar Suite 3 Software sustainability for open scholarship Grant Denkinson The global movement towards open access has led to sharing publications with the world and increasingly sharing some research data.  For some, the method and process of research is encoded in software. How do we pass on that knowledge too? Whether you have written a couple of lines of scripts or a few macros to make manipulate your data or whether you are part of a consortium of programmers developing a package widely used in your field you may be thinking of reusing your code in the future ...