This workshop focusses on creating impactful research posters and making the most of the conference when presenting a poster. Alongside design, clear communication, structure and good information visualisation principles, the course covers what to expect at an academic conference: how sessions are organised, what happens during a poster session and how to plan your time.

After this workshop, you will have:

• an overview of the structure of a research poster and tips on how to design your own poster
• a clear picture of what to expect at a conference and how to prepare for presenting there
• an understanding of networking fundamentals
• been introduced to a range of networking techniques.

RDF categories: 4.3 Knowledge exchange and public engagement; 4.2 Research outputs; 1.1 Development-focused; 5.6 Networking.

Target audience: Postgraduate researchers at all stages and early career researchers.

Facilitators: This workshop is designed and delivered by Dr Joanna Young from the Scientific Editing Company.

Data and information visualisation is a vast and rapidly growing field. This workshop covers the principles of visualising data, examples of excellent visualisations and poor visualisations and case studies including examples from the instructor’s own publications and experience.

After this workshop, you will have:

• been introduced to the principles of good information visualisation
• an overview of various types of visualisations
• considered how you can represent your own work visually.

RDF categories: 4.1 Communication; 2.4 Digital and technological capabilities.

Target audience: Postgraduate researchers at all stages and early career researchers.

Facilitators: This workshop is designed and delivered by Dr Joanna Young from the Scientific Editing Company.

This introductory workshop will explore what preprints are, why they matter, and how researchers can use them to increase visibility and accelerate scholarly communication. It will cover practical tips for sharing preprints and discuss benefits and challenges.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• describe what a preprint is and how it fits into the research publishing lifecycle
• identify trusted preprint servers relevant to your discipline
• apply a set of practical criteria to decide when and where to share a preprint
• recognise the potential benefits and challenges of preprint publishing.

RDF categories: 4.2 Research outputs; 4.3 Knowledge exchange and public engagement; 3.4 Open research.

Target audience: Postgraduate researchers at all stages, early career researchers and academics.

Facilitators: The Library Research Support team support researchers at all levels across the University.

This workshop provides an overview of the publishing landscape, helping researchers evaluate journals and publishers and understand open access publishing options and funding arrangements. Participants will be enabled to make informed decisions about sharing research outputs openly and know how to access support services at the University.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• evaluate journals and publishers using tools such as the Think, Check, Submit checklist and other indicators of publishing quality
• apply knowledge of open access publishing models, including Green and Gold open access, to select appropriate publishing options for your research outputs
• explain the benefits and implications of making research outputs openly available
• use publication metrics and other indicators responsibly to inform publishing decisions
• identify University of Sussex open access agreements, funding opportunities, and publishing support services.

RDF categories: 4.2 Research outputs; 3.4 Open research.

Target audience: Postgraduate researchers at the late stage, early career researchers and academics.

Facilitators: The Library Research Support team support researchers at all levels across the University.