This pie represents all of our REF submission articles and papers that are available open access. The thin sliver represents the tiny amount that are … Read more
Author: Helen Cooper
Taking the plunge: preparing your research for the digital archive
When you have completed a piece of work and you are ready to archive it, you need to make sure it will be accessible for … Read more
Preserving Practice Research
An update on our project serving the needs of research works that are not journal articles, books and book chapter, or conference papers. Remaining true … Read more
Open Access and your thesis on KAR
At last! Its the end of your post-graduate study at the University of Kent and you need to deposit a digital copy of your thesis … Read more
The Open Access Button
One of the most frustrating aspects of conducting a literature search is when you come up against a paywall. Even with the powerful search engines … Read more
Statement on fair assessment of research
The University of Kent has affirmed its commitment to the fair assessment of research through the signing of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment and adopting … Read more
Who? Me?
Much of the burden of Research data Management is laid upon the individual researcher. They are the people who know and understand their data better … Read more
Where’s my data?
You have your Research Data Management plan and you know why you need to archive your data. All you need now is an archive! Once you … Read more
When Should I talk about Research Data?
Written by Sarah Slowe and originally published on the OSC Blog on 14th February 2018 Now. This would have been my shortest blog post ever, … Read more
RDM why now?
Research data is unique and fundamental to each research project – an intimate part of the research process. Yet research bodies are asking for Research … Read more