Options for publishing to the internet on behalf of the university, including information on hosted Blogs.
Category: Developing
Academic posters are a visual form of communicating academic research, projects or literature reviews that often combine elements of text, diagrams and other media to convey ideas as effectively as possible. They have traditionally been used in hard science disciplines (such as medicine, physics or biology), but producing academic posters is becoming increasingly common within social sciences and arts and humanities disciplines as well. Academic posters are usually presented at conferences, exhibitions or networking events and you may be expected to accompany the poster to discuss your work, answer questions and provide additional information. You may also be required to produce a poster for assessment of a module.
Academic posters (about 1-2 hours).
Learning how to critically evaluate information sources is not only a key academic attribute but a useful life skill. You need to be selective and consider potential issues around the authority and accuracy of the information you find. This will help you to make informed decisions about the quality of the information, its reliability and what role it could play within your studies.
Evaluating information (up to half an hour).
As AI technologies continue to evolve, with potential new applications being explored all the time, being AI Literate is becoming more important. These resources will help you begin to develop your understanding of AI Literacy in order to approach the technologies critically and responsibly.
AI literacy (up to half an hour).
There is great potential for using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Moonbeam, MidJourney or DALL-E as digital assistants both for your education and in your future workplace. As the number of embedded AI technologies increases within the software packages we commonly use, you’re going to need to develop your awareness, digital skills and critical thinking to ensure that you approach these tools effectively and ethically, and without negatively impacting on the development of your own skills and knowledge.
Artificial intelligence and your learning (about 1-2 hours).
This quick self-assessment gives you a way to take stock of your information skills and provides some next steps should you wish to address any gaps.
Managing and publishing research data is part of good research conduct. Research funders also require data to be made openly available with as few restrictions as possible. The Research Data Service has been created to assist researchers during the three key stages of the data lifecycle: planning, working and sharing.
The Your Skills programme brings together a holistic and wide-ranging series of workshops and resources, co-taught and co-created by teams from across the Library and wider University. These sessions are a great way to make sure your academic skills are up to date ahead of assessments, and include help on dissertation writing, referencing, finding information, and preparing for presentations.
This short course will help you explore research carried out through social media, including collecting and curating information, using social media to promote your research, and some pitfalls and considerations to be aware of.
Resource guides highlight the different types of information available from the Library. They include recommended sources alongside advice for finding and using different kinds of information in your research.