It was our privilege to support the launch of the widely anticipated book ‘Ableism is Academia: Theorising experiences of disabilities and chronic illness in higher … Read more
Category: Open Access
The generation who lost their rite of passage
At the start of 2020, it was impossible for us to imagine that a virus that most people had never heard of was about to … Read more
Publishing your Open Access Book with Sciendo
Are you a University of Kent author who wants to publish an online Open Access book? Sciendo – De Gruyeter have developed a new offer … Read more
The future of scholarly publishing: from short term solutions to permanent change
A truism that has been proclaimed frequently in recent weeks is that once the coronavirus is tackled and the immediate crisis has passed, “things will … Read more
Think Kent Discovers series
For a special guest blog post, Jess Messenger introduces a series of nine Research Services and KMTV commissioned research documentaries which will be screened under … Read more
Open Monographs (& chapters) at Kent
Research England has said that monographs must be published Open Access for inclusion in the ‘Next REF’ (Somewhat bizarrely, this doesn’t actually refer to the … Read more
Open Scholarship for Academic Liaison Services
Warning to the reader: this post would be nothing without the links. Please click on them, explore them & ask about them – I’d love … Read more
UKRI Open Access Review Consultation
The Office for Scholarly Communication are leading the university’s contribution to the UKRI Open Access Review Consultation, which closes at noon on the 17 April … Read more
Advent KARlendar: Fun, festive facts for every day of advent
Lots of festive facts about Research Support at Kent have been revealed so far! Click on the image below to head to our interactive Advent … Read more
Confessions of an Open Access Journal Editor:
Being the editor of an open access academic journal is incredibly time-consuming and often frustrating, but in my case I enjoy having this kind of … Read more