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Category: IS news
Panopto for Mac update – July 2023
Panopto is the software which powers KentPlayer, the University’s lecture recording and viewing service that can be used to capture audio and video. This will … Read more
Updates to the UKRI Open Access policy – books, book chapters and edited collections
UKRI has published updates to its Open Access (OA) policy. This post is our early response. It outlines the library’s advice for our researchers and … Read more
New Springer Nature Read and Publish agreement includes free Open Access in Nature journals
The “read and publish” agreement between academic publisher Springer Nature and UK Universities was due for renewal by the end of 2022. Negotiations led by … Read more
Explore our new Research and Scholarly Communication Support webpage
We have made it easier than ever to navigate the expert support we can provide for researchers at all career stages and throughout the research … Read more
Manage your research data online
Do you know that managing your research data has never been easier because you can now use Data Management Plans (DMP) Online? The data you … Read more
Celebrating at the KAR Party : 100k deposits and 16 years old!
Colleagues from across the university celebrated 16 years of the Kent Academic Repository (KAR), and it’s 100,000th record, at the KAR Party. Colleagues who have … Read more
Institutional APC fund top up
Information Services has topped up the institutional APC fund with an extra £15,000 from library funds In addition to the many Read and Publish agreements … Read more
Computer Room, Jennison offers high powered PCs
Jennison Computer Suite 2 (JCS2 Room) is open for all students and staff in Jennison Building with new, high specification computers, funded by the Office … Read more
Digital capabilities service has a new online presence
The digital capabilities service aims to offer a wide range of IT training and resources for members of the University of Kent community. We wish … Read more