Open Access: Training

Open Access is one element of Open Research. We regularly provide training on the following topics:

• Pure and the Research Portal
• Getting your first article published
• Open Access publishing
• E-thesis submission
• Copyright
• Research data and your thesis
• Workshops on uploading your data to Pure
• Protecting your research

Full details of our training courses can be found here

These 30-minute sessions will focus on the UKRI’s new open access policy regarding Longform publications (monographs, book chapter and edited collections).

The session will outline the process for applying for funding and it will also look at how exemptions are likely to be applied for. Current UKRI funded authors at QUB are advised to attend.

Sessions will take place every Wednesday @ 15.00-16.00 throughout November 2023. Sessions will be delivered via MS Teams 

01.11.2023  @ 15.00-16.00

08.11.2023 @ 15.00-16.00

15.11.2023 @ 15.00-16.00

22.11.2023 @ 15.00-16.00

29.11.2023 @ 15.00-16.00

Staff can book their place via iTrent by searching 'UKRI open access policy for long form publications' or by emailing openaccess@qub.ac.uk

Open Access: The future of academic publishing

This session is aimed at postgraduate students and academic staff.

Presented by Stephen Gorman, Open Research Librarian, this session will:

• Provide an overview of open access and explain why it's so important to Queen's
• Explain how Queen's staff and students can publish their research articles with immediate open access 
• Outline the support and advice available via the Open Research Team

Please book early to secure a place.

Queen's staff can book their place via iTrent or by emailing openaccess@qub.ac.uk

Postgraduate students should book their place via MyFuture

This session will be delivered in person. 

Queen's Research Publications and Copyright Policy- Bitesize information sessions

These 30 minute sessions will focus on Queen's new Research Publications and Copyright Publications. 

The policy enables academic and research staff at Queen’s to retain their rights to journal articles and conference papers and ensures that these publications are immediately open access.

This policy applies to all:  

• Academic and research staff currently employed by Queen’s University Belfast where the University owns the IP as per the IP Policy 
• Scholarly articles, defined as authored or co-authored peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers with an International Standards Serial Number (ISSN), including any third-party content where rights in that content have been secured 

Please email openaccess@qub.ac.uk to book your place

Open Access: The future of academic publishing 

This session is aimed at postgraduate students and academic staff.

Presented by Stephen Gorman, Open Research Librarian, this session will:

• Provide an overview of open access and explain why it's so important to Queen's
• Explain how Queen's staff and students can publish their research articles with immediate open access 
• Outline the support and advice available via the Open Research Team

Please book early to secure a place.

Queen's staff can book their place via iTrent or by emailing openaccess@qub.ac.uk

Postgraduate students should book their place via MyFuture

This session will be delivered in person.