Dr Judith Heneghan, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Winchester tells us how the Covid lockdown is affecting her work. About the University of Winchester The University of Winchester traces its origins to a teacher training institution founded in the mid-nineteenth century. This became known as King Alfred’s College, and in theContinue reading "The Covid-19 crisis: views of a Creative Writing lecturer"
From Open Access to Open Research: a summary of developments
As the OA movement picked up momentum, there were some watershed moments in the UK: the publication of the Finch Report (2012), which – to the surprise of many – chose the Gold “author pays” model (in which the author or his or her institution pays an APC, or Article Processing Charge) over the GreenContinue reading "From Open Access to Open Research: a summary of developments"
The Covid-19 crisis: views of a lecturer
We talked to Dr. Oliver Lindemann, Assistant Professor for Research Methods and Techniques at the Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Netherlands (c) Oliver Lindemann Tell me a little about your University and the current situation Erasmus University grew out of the “Netherlands School of Commerce”, which was foundedContinue reading "The Covid-19 crisis: views of a lecturer"
“Buy local” during Covid-19 – How German booksellers encourage local shopping online; and what is happening in the UK
Since the 18th of March 2020, all non-essential shops in Germany have been closed owing to the current Covid-19 crisis. Like everywhere else in the world, this affects small shops in particular and even though many offer click & collect or delivery services for their products, the danger of the vast majority of customers simplyContinue reading "“Buy local” during Covid-19 – How German booksellers encourage local shopping online; and what is happening in the UK"
KEF – Knowledge Exchange Framework: what is it?
In November 2017, the UK government asked HEFCE (now UKRI / Research England) to introduce a “Knowledge Exchange Framework” [KEF] to measure effective collaboration and knowledge exchange with industry and business. It is designed to complement the already established REF[1] and TEF[2] and to evaluate the contribution universities make to the exploitation of knowledge. AfterContinue reading "KEF – Knowledge Exchange Framework: what is it?"
Gold Leaf 