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A new living lab for an anti-racist university

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A new living lab for an anti-racist university

Posted on 11 September 2024 by Anna Skeels

On 1 July 2024, a group with diverse expertise and a commitment to antiracism kick-started ideation on a new Cardiff University living lab. Convened together by SPARK (the Social Science […]

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Top takeaways from the University of Bristol Festival of Research Culture

Posted on 30 August 2024 by Mair Rigby

Mair Rigby, Cynnau | Ignite Engagement Officer, blogs about attending a research culture event in Bristol The Cynnau | Ignite team were delighted to be invited to the recent Festival […]

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Postgraduate Research Celebration Week

Posted on 2 August 2024 by James Farror

Between 3 and 7 June, the Doctoral Academy hosted its first ever Postgraduate Research Celebration Week. During the week, over 300 postgraduate research students and stakeholders joined us in a […]

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Supporting our research culture: Cardiff University Research Culture Fund 2024

Posted on 2 April 2024 by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

Cardiff University launches a research culture fund to support events that enhance our research community At Cardiff University, we are working to foster a supportive, collaborative, creative, open, inclusive, transparent […]

 
CRediT where credit’s due: rolling out a CRediT contribution scheme in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

CRediT where credit’s due: rolling out a CRediT contribution scheme in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Posted on 1 March 2024 by Stephen Barker

The Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) sets out to ensure that all contributors to scholarly outputs (for example papers) are appropriately acknowledged. The 14 Contributor Roles define the various contributions that […]

My CURSA Journey

My CURSA Journey

Posted on 21 February 2024 by Katy Huxley

Cardiff University Research Staff Association (CURSA ) represents research-only staff. Chair Dr Katy Huxley talks about her CURSA journey and the role the association has in driving the research culture […]

GW4 Open Research Week: showcasing practices that make research accessible, transparent, reproducible and visible

GW4 Open Research Week: showcasing practices that make research accessible, transparent, reproducible and visible

Posted on 22 November 2023 by Kellie Snow

Open Research, or Open Science as it is sometimes known, essentially means research that is accessible to others. It is a term that is increasingly used by funders, publishers, institutions […]

Open Access Week – What are predatory publishing practices and how can you avoid them?

Open Access Week – What are predatory publishing practices and how can you avoid them?

Posted on 24 October 2023 by Lindsay Roberts

Lindsay Roberts – University Library Services Publishing in journals can seem pretty complex nowadays. The number of journals out there has risen dramatically with the rise of open access publishing […]