Thing 23: What have you learned and where do you want to go from here?

You’ve made it; this is the final Thing!

Thank you all for following the programme, and congratulations for sticking with it to Thing 23. It’s probably been tough at times but now you have something to be proud of.

Thing 22: Your Website(s)

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By now you should have realised that all these tools and resources can help you to develop and progress. You should be well into the habit of writing and you should be part of a thriving community of researchers, both within your institution and outside. You will have a considerable online presence.

Thing 21: *Research and EURAXESS

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This week we’re looking towards the future. Specifically, your future.

Thing 20: Google Drive and Dropbox

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You’ve set the date, you’ve had your meeting, and you’ve set SMART objectives: it’s time to start sharing resources. Now we’re going to look at tools which support online collaboration and file-sharing.

Thing 19: Doodle and online scheduling

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In the last Thing we looked at tools for collaborating with others online and we considered the limitations of such technologies. As Webinars and Hangouts happen in real time, one of the limitations might be finding a time when all your participants are available. Fear not! There are tools for this too.

Thing 18: Webinars and Hangouts

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With the rise of online media sharing and the growing desire to get out of rooms and on to the internet, it is now possible for groups of people actively to participate in online learning and discussions in real time.

Thing 17: Crowdsourcing

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Researchers in a variety of disciplines have begun to experiment with crowdsourcing and what it can accomplish. Take the growing recognition of ‘citizen science’ in research – calling on the public to volunteer their involvement.

Week 9: Break week

No Things this week, just time to catch up.

Thing 16: Research Impact (Bibliometrics and Altmetrics)

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Bibliometrics is a well-established approach for studying one type of research output: the academic publication, and especially, the journal article.  Most bibliometric work is quantitative in nature.

Thing 15: Open Access and Surrey Research Insight

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In the last few Things, we looked at alternative ways of sharing your research. In order to give your research proper academic credibility, it is important to provide readers with links to peer-reviewed, published articles. However, this presents the reader with a problem: Access.