Office for Scholarly Communication

Training and resources

Grants Factory

Funding and award management training, led by Phil Ward in Research Services. Sessions are targeted particularly at ECRs but many will be useful to researchers at all stages.

Kent Academic Repository training

KAR is our institutional repository. It is designed to help others discover and access your work and enables us to comply with Open Access policies for the REF.

Copyright

Support and advice for using third party work in your research, as well as on the licensing options you have when publishing.

Media training

The Press Office organises tailored training to help you develop your media skills: what makes news, what the media want from a story, plus practical tips for print, radio and TV interviews.

Social media

Maximise the reach of your research to engage your target audience. Find out how to choose the best platforms for you and to get the most out of your social media activity.

Plain English

Tips on how to communicate clearly and effectively with your intended audiences.

The Conversation

Kent is a member of The Conversation, a news website primarily written by academics, which reaches a large audience. Corporate Communications offer training if you're interested in contributing.

 

Training partners within the University

Researcher Development

  • offers a wide range of training opportunities and information for researchers at all stages

Graduate School

  • works alongside academic schools, faculties, central departments and Kent Union to enhance the postgraduate student experience

Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network

  • offers regular talks, workshops and opportunities to meet other ECRs from across the University to share the highs and lows of getting started in academia

Kent Innovation & Enterprise

  • bridges the gap between research and business; they can help with consultancy, ideas for spin-outs, and collaboration with industry. They offer networking and enterprise training sessions

 

Office for Scholarly Communication, University of Kent

The University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ, T: +44 (0)1227 764000

Last Updated: 29/05/2020