Upcoming Training Events

Thursday, September 17, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30

Online (Teams)

This session provides an introduction to ORCiD.

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Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:00

Online (Teams)

This session introduces ORO (Open Research Online) and will outline: the purpose of ORO, how research publications can be made Open Access via ORO and how to use ORO.

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Thursday, October 1, 2026 - 10:30 to 12:00

Online (Teams)

The age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still in its infancy and holds both promise and risk for researchers. In this session, we will consider what appropriate and ethical use of AI might look like, and map possible uses of AI tools against the research process – from determining what to researc...

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Thursday, October 8, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30

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Your research data are precious and should be looked after properly. This webinar looks at strategies for managing your research data to ensure it remains usable throughout your research project and beyond.

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Thursday, October 15, 2026 - 10:30 to 12:00

Online (Teams)

Data management plans are a requirement of funding bids but are also necessary for any project which involves creating, collecting or using data. 

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026 - 14:00 to 15:30

Online (Teams)

This session will provide an overview of all the resources and services the OU library can offer you as a research student.

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Thursday, October 22, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:00

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This session will introduce participants to: The evolution of Open Access publishing, Funder Open Access policies, including the REF policy, How to publish Open Access and Equity and Open Access publishing.

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Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:00

Online (Teams)

Citations. Common bibliometrics, their use and misuse. What are altmetrics and where they can be found and Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA.)

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Thursday, December 3, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30

Online (Teams)

This session will provide an overview of copyright and what you need to know to get your thesis copyright ready.

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Thursday, December 10, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30

Online (Teams)

This session will take a practical look at copyright licensing and Creative Commons. We will also show you how to seek permission from copyright holders. As a group we will discuss the pros and cons of licensed copyrighted content, and we will look at how and why open access research drives the need...

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Wednesday, January 13, 2027 - 10:30 to 12:00

Online (Teams)

Research data are precious and should be archived for the long term to ensure that results can be verified, and data can be re-used in the future.  This webinar looks at good practice for preparing data for deposit in a research data repository or archive.

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Thursday, January 14, 2027 - 10:30 to 11:30

Online (Teams)

This session will give an overview of the research support services offered by the Library. If you are a new PGR or early on in your research degree, we recommend you attend the ‘Library support for your research degree: an overview’ training session.

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Thursday, January 21, 2027 - 10:30 to 10:30

Online (Teams)

Where do you look for academic literature? In this session, we will consider literature searching models to formulate an effective search strategy, including scoping your topic and selecting relevant search engines, databases, and other places to look.

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Thursday, January 28, 2027 - 10:30 to 11:30

Online (Teams)

How do you look for academic literature? This session will look at building an effective advanced search by identifying relevant keywords and synonyms, using Boolean operators, utilising search modifiers, and refining results to get relevant results. We’ll be digging though citations and learning ho...

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Thursday, February 4, 2027 - 10:30 to 11:30

Online (Teams)

How do you successfully manage hundreds of citations? This session takes you through how to evaluate search results to identify the highest quality resources on a topic and how to manage your citations. You will learn how to set up search alerts and export search results, and explore the functionali...

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