We have, as an institution signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment and adopted the Leiden Manifesto – what do I need to do? … Read more
Author: Sarah Slowe
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 … Read more
When should I talk about research data?
Now. This would have been my shortest blog post ever, but for the general feeling that it is bad form to have a post with … Read more
Has the tide turned? A new culture for Responsible Metrics is on the horizon
Katrine Sundsbø reflects on the UK Forum for Responsible Metrics event, held on the 7th February 2018. The topic ‘responsible metrics’ has gone from hot … Read more
UK Scholarly Communications Licence?
Technology and business innovations are creating new opportunities in scholarly communication which aim to transform scholarly publishing models. These developments have potential to help us … Read more
The time has come, the OSC said, to talk of metric things.
Love them or loathe them, metrics are here… and like the fabled buses, come along in groups. Navigating the code language and acronym soup (JIF? … Read more
Kent OSC on tour
Those of you who also follow my twitter account, may have noticed I’ve not been at my desk as often over the last couple of … Read more
Using Social Media: Top 10 tips for researchers
1) Pick your platform(s) – don’t do too much There are wealth of options… blogs, twitter, facebook, Instagram, researchgate, academia.edu, snapchat… the list goes on, … Read more
The Joys and Challenges of Establishing the Office for Scholarly Communication at Kent
On June 5th, I turned up at the Library ready to start in a new role, in a new office – excited and a little … Read more
The OSC is here!
Following this post saying we are coming soon… one year later, we are here! Over the past three months I have had many meetings about … Read more