Vitae CPD event: 'Supporting Open Researchers', 1 December, Leeds UK

You may be interested in attending the Vitae CPD event: 'Supporting Open Researchers', in Leeds (UK) on 1st December 2015.

A wide range of organisations involved in research have ‘open’ on their horizons. Governments, policy makers, funders and the public globally have increasing expectations that the outputs of publicly funded research should be available for the public good. The European Commission recommends strengthening of the knowledge-based economy through open science and open innovation. Institutions are focusing effort on open access, institutional repositories for publications and data, the digital infrastructure to make ‘open’ possible, and the greater engagement of the public and research users at all stages in research.

This event responds to the increasing expectations for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers to be more ‘open’ in their research through open access publication, open data, and their social media presence.

We are inviting all university staff with a role in supporting researchers to join us to consider the impact of open research on the professional development of researchers. We will look at the development opportunities needed by researchers, the skills and competencies gained through open research, and the career opportunities resulting from participating in open research.

This timely event addresses key concerns for researchers in their development and equips staff to respond to those concerns through providing training, resources, and information.

Some of our topics and speakers include:

How does open access change behaviours? Helen Blanchett, Jisc
Implications for researcher development from the changing culture of research, Professor Stephen Curry, Imperial College London
Engaging the public throughout the research lifecycle, Derek Stewart OBE, National Institute for Health Research
A personal experience of developing the open researcher, Dr Rob Daley, Heriot-Watt University
And more...

For more information and to book please visit http://bit.ly/1PrQvls