• Training Room

    REF 2029 Open Access Consultation: Staff Sessions
    Provider   Organisational and Staff Development Unit

    These sessions will support participants to understand, explore, and influence the key questions and messages at the heart of the University of Strathclyde’s response to the REF 2029 Open Access Policy Consultation, led by expert team members from IS and RKES.

Duration 1 hour

Course Type Webinar

Booking Status Contact Provider

Is this course right for me?

Target Audience: This event is appropriate for any researchers, research leaders or professional services staff interested in the Open Access Policy requirements for REF 2029.

This is a live, online event. 

These one-hour facilitated sessions will support participants to understand, explore, and influence the key questions and messages at the heart of the University of Strathclyde’s response to the REF 2029 Open Access Policy Consultation. The sessions will be led by expert team members from IS and RKES, who will use online facilitation packages to capture feedback from participants. 

 

Outcomes/Objectives

Participants will: 

  • Understand the key concepts associated with Open Access for REF 2029.  
  • Identify areas of relevance within their own research. 
  • Feedback on proposed messages within draft responses to the consultation. 
  • Understand the University’s proposed approach to Open Access for REF 2029. 
  • Have time for questions, discussion, and to give feedback. 

 

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff: 

  • The session will take place on Zoom. 
  • Auto-captions will be enabled. 
  • There will be audience participation. 
  • You can keep your camera off. 
  • You are asked to attend the whole session. 
  • The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.  
  • Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request.  
  • Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements. 

You can find further information on the REF 2029 Open Access Consultation here: https://www.ref.ac.uk/guidance/ref-2029-open-access-policy-consultation/



Delivered By: Dr Devon McHugh, Research Policy Manager, Dr Leigh Stork, Open Repositories Manager, Dr Carol McKenzie, Research Policy Officer

Prerequisites

None

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.