The Library offers a wide range of training support for students and staff at all levels. This support is provided by the Academic and Research Services Team, with two sub-teams providing training for different topics.
The Research Services Team provides training on scholarly communication and open research topics, such as:
You can contact the Research Services Team via ressup@essex.ac.uk to find out more or request we provide some bespoke training for your colleagues or students. We also advertise training sessions from us and others through the Newcomers mailing list, so sign up today.
The Academic Services Team provides training on information literacy topics such as:
You can access Skills at Library training online, book training sessions for your students, or contact the team via libteach@essex.ac.uk. A wealth of department-specific information is also available online through our Subject Guides, created and maintained by our Academic Liaison Librarians.
All Library training sessions and events can be found through our calendar. The UK Data Service also offers a wide range of research-related training.
Other teams at and around the University also provide training for researchers:
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The REO is also the home of the Knowledge Exchange and Research Impact Teams who can help you spread the word about your research and ensure you maximise its impact.
The University’s Communications Team offers a range of guidance on using social media and other communication methods researchers may find beneficial:
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The UK Data Archive is based here at the University of Essex and acts as an partner for the UK Data Service. It provides best practice guides and other resources on research data management.
You can find data for your research or deposit the data you generate in the UK Data Archive.
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The UK Data Service supports research nation-wide by helping to collect & store data. It frequently runs training & events and provides a Learning Hub with reference material to keep you up to date with your data management skills.
If you are new to using data, they have dedicated resources to help you get started on the right foot.
The UK Data Service also have a YouTube channel where they post short information video and recording of full-length workshops on data management & citation. They have a playlist of useful introductory videos .
If you are looking for data, they have some guidance on how you can search for data in their catalogue below:
If you are looking to deposit your data, you may find their workshop on how to deposit your data with ReShare useful: Workshop: Depositing your data with ReShare
Prefer something to listen to? The Expert’s Experts podcast has experts in the data landscape share their specialist knowledge. Their recent episodes include the launch of the Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS) – the biggest ever UK research survey into the lived experiences of ethnic minorities throughout Britain, Census expert insights, celebrations of female social science pioneers, an International Women’s Day interview with Dr. Julia Kasmire, and an exploration of the extensive training that UKDS offers to researchers & data users.
Want to run your own "Cite The Data" campaign? The UK Data Service has compiled a toolkit to help you get started:
Cite The Data Communications Campaign Toolkit
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Understanding Society conducts longitudinal studies of households to gain a data-backed understanding of different generations' experience of life in the UK.
You can find out how to access their data here and more about how to cite and acknowledge their data here.
If you are interested in finding out more about Understanding Society and their data in depth, jump into their new user Learning Pathway. This will support you to access their data and highlight the variety of training and webinars they have available.
Understanding Society have also produced an infographic to explain how & why to cite your data properly:
If you are a lecturer or teacher who is looking for practical examples to support your students or data users, Understanding Society has put together some datasets that have been specially designed for use in teaching. These datasets currently include:
Longitudinal Teaching Dataset
Ethnicity and Health Teaching Dataset
COVID-19 Teaching Dataset
You can find out more about and download these datasets here.
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