• Doctoral students! Join us in this event to celebrate Open Access Week 2013.Discover the Library Services for Research including: open access for scientific publications, how to manage research data; and hear Tom Pollard, a doctoral student from UCL, explaining how he makes his research stand out.

The event will include several short talks and an opportunity to chat with our guest speakers over lunch. Free lunch is provided!

The program: 11:30- 11:55- The RCUK Open Access Policy and what this means for PhD students, Dr Nancy Pontika, Information Consultant for Research, Royal Holloway, University of London 11:55 – 12:10- Upload your research manuscript to Pure, Dr Dace Rozenberga, Research Information Manager, Royal Holloway, University of London 12:10 – 12:35- Why I am an Open Access advocate, Tom Pollard, Postgraduate Research Student, University College London 12:35 – 13:05- Managing your research data: tips and best practices, Martin Donnelly, Senior Institutional Support Officer, Digital Curation Centre 13:05- 13:30- Free lunch