Seminars and events

You can view or listen to some of our public lectures below

• Library Open Research Seminars

  27th March 2023 -In the right(s) place at the right(s) time: exploring author rights in academic publishing - Dr Maria Mercedes Frabboni and Stephen Englen (University of Cambridge). Book here

• Research Hive Seminars 2021
  • 30 March 2021 - Digital Communities: connecting researchers at a distance - Katherine Stephan, Tyler Shores and Dr Natalia Cecire - Watch here
  • 20 April 2021 - Own it: The impact of right retention - Sally Rumsey & Johan Rooryck, Prof Martin Eve and Dr Maria Mercedes Frabboni - Watch here 
  • 24 May 2021 - Exploring DORA: responsible metrics, research evaluation and you - Dr Lizzie Gadd and Prof Robin Banerjee - Watch here 
  • 9 June 2021 - Thank you, next: the future of research assessment - Dr Catriona Firth and Prof Alis Oancea - Watch here 
• Research Hive Seminars 2019
  • 28 February 2019 - REF2021 and equalities in the research community - Prof Claire Langhamer and Dr Dominic Dean - Watch on YouTube or view presentation slides [PPTX 3.54MB]
  • 14 March 2019 - Emerging technologies and big data - Prof Chris Marsden, Lily Mehrbod and Enrico Scalas 
  • 22 March 2019 - Has the tide turned towards responsible metrics in research? - Prof James Wilsdon and Prof Ben Martin 
  • 4 April 2019 - Reproducible research? - Prof Zoltan Dienes and Prof Janet Boddy 
• Research Hive Seminars 2018
  • 8 February 2018 - Research and the academic on social media - Eric Stoller and Alex Fulton
  • 22 March 2018 - Open publication: exploring alternative models and practices - Vicky Hellon, Prof Gail Davey and Dr James Baker
  • 19 April 2018 - Quality or quantity: publications profile and career planning - Prof Kathy Romer and Prof George Kemenes 
  • 26 April 2018 - Building and showcasing a research environment - Prof Gordon Harold and Prof Tim Hitchcock - View presentation slides [PPT 329.00KB]
• Research Hive Seminars 2017
  • 9 February 2017 - Introducing the UK Scholarly Communications Licence - briefing - Dr Ian Carter - View presentation slides [PPTX 3.56MB]
  • 21 February 2017 - Open publishing at Sussex - Prof Sarah Kember - View presentation slides [PPT 1.61MB], and Andrew Lockett - View presentation slides [PPT 4.02MB]
  • 9 March 2017 - Working with publishers to create a popular textbook - Mark Kavanagh - View presentation slides [PPTX 5.28MB], and Prof Andy Field - View presentation slides [PPTX 51.83MB] 
  • 23 March 2017 - Developing and Disseminating research on Social Media - Dr Mark Carrigan and Prof Kathleen Stock 
  • 6 April 2017 - Planning for REF2021: How to plan and publish with REF in mind - Prof Phil Ashworth and Prof Pete Newell
• Research Hive Seminars 2016
  • 4 February 2016 - Publication quality under pressure: strategies for when, where and how to publish - Professor Louise Morley and Dr Mika Peck -  View presentation slides [PDF 823.41KB] 
  • 18 February 2017 - Responsible self-promotion: reaching new and expanded readerships for your research - Prof Alison Phipps and Professor Tim Hitchcock 
  • 1 March 2017 - Funding your research: scholarships, grants and contracts that enable your research - Kitty Inglis - View presentation slides [PPTX 19.68MB]
  • 14 March 2017 - Maintaining your research identity and streamlining systems - Josh Brown and Professor Jackie Cassell - View presentation slides [PPTX 3.44MB] 
• Research Hive Seminars 2015
  • 29 January 2015 - Who owns your research? Copyright in the digital age - Andres Guadamuz and Katherine Ryan - View presentation slides [PPTX 1.38MB]
  • 26 February 2015 - Developing a sustainable approach to managing digital research outputs - Chris Warne, Neil Grindley and Rachel Thomson - View presentation slides [PPTX 3.98MB]
  • 12 March 2015 - Book Sprints and Big Data: new methods of collaborative research in the humanities - Dave Berry, Jane Winters and Jill Kirby - View presentation slides [PPT 2.16MB]
  • 26 March 2015 - Moving towards an Open Access future - Ben Johnson, Thomas Nowotny and Ian Carter - View presentation slides [PPTX 98.72KB]
• Research Hive Seminars 2014
  • Enriching your research: using archives to conduct qualitative research - David Hendy, Paul Quinn and Fiona Courage 
  • Increasing the reach of your research - James Wilsdon, Tim Hitchcock, Charlie Rapple and Ian Carter
  • Demonstrating the impact of creative research outputs - Saskia Gent, Lynne Murphy and Jane Harvell 
  • Challenging traditional approaches to scholarly publishing - Rupert Gatti, Peter Coles and Kitty Inglis
• Research Hive Seminars 2013
  • 17 January 2013 - What is an author? Good authorship practices across the disciplines - Michael Farthing and Kitty Inglis
  • 31 January 2013 - The future of the book in the digital age - Kiren Shoman, Ellen Collins and Andrew Hadfield 
  • 14 February 2013 - Why share your research data? - Louise Corti, Janet Boddy and Brian Hudson - View presentation slides [PPTX 1.24MB] 
  • 28 February 2013 - What next for Open Access post Finch? - Cameron Neylon and Caroline Bassett
  • 14 March 2013 - Peer pressure: the changing role of peer review - Maria Kowalczuk, Martin Eve and Imogen Taylor
• Research Hive Seminars 2012
  • 31 January 2012 - REF 2014: the Sussex perspective - Jackie Cassell, Ian Carter and Cynthia Weber 
  • 14 February 2012 - Copyright in the digital age and what it means for you as a researcher - Naomi Korn and Kate O'Riordan
  • 28 February 2012 - Increasing the impact of your research through public engagement - Sally-Jane Norman, Winfried Hensinger and Jon Mitchell - View presentation slides [PPT 26.69MB]
  • 13 March 2012 - Terraforming: the changing landscape of our research environment - Corne Kros, Catherine Grant, Liz Sage and Liz Thackray
• Research Hive Seminars 2011
  • 13 January 2011 - The future of research communication - Judy Sebba, Jude England - View presentation slides [PPTX 115.06KB], and Karen Phillips - view presentation slides [PPTX 3.26MB] 
  • 27 January 2011 - Engage the public with your research - Chris Marlin, River Jones, Chloe Sheppard, John Merne and Prof Andy Stirling 
  • 10 February 2011 - Conducting research in the digital age: ethics, copyright and the Digital Economy Act - Prof Margaretta Jolly and Caroline Bassett
  • 24 February 2011 - The future of researcher development and careers - Linda Buckham
  • 10 March 2011- Working with the REF - Ian Carter, Judy Sebba and Prof Andrew Hadfield  
• Previous Open Access Week events
  • 9 November 2020 - Open Academic Publishing: what it is, what it could become and why that matters - Lucy Barnes, Dr Arianna Ciula and Dr Tanya Kant 
  • October 2020 - How do funders and researchers work with open data? - Prof Rachel Thomson and Dr Sonya Towers - Watch here 
  • 19 October 2020 - Braving the Elements: weathering changes to your Sussex profile and research outputs - Library Academic Services Team
  • 19 October 2020 - Making your research data available to support your publication
  • 20 October 2020 - Digital Tuesday: Using Open Access Resources for Study - Library Academic Services Team
  • 20 October 2020 - Introduction to Open Access Publishing - Library Academic Services Team
  • 23 October 2020 - Open Access Week Wikipedia Editathon - Library Academic Services Team

  • 21 October 2019 - Introduction to Open Access Publishing for PhD researchers - Library Academic Services Team
  • 22 October 2019 - Open Access Escape Room - Library Academic Services Team
  • 24 October 2019 - Screening of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship - Library Academic Services Team - Watch on YouTube
  • 23 October 2018 - Screening of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship - Library Academic Services Team - Watch on YouTube
  • 24 October 2018 - The Publishing Trap - Library Academic Services Team
  • 25 October 2018 - How to get published in the digital age - Suzanne Tatham
  • 24 October 2017 - Adding your data to the University of Sussex Research Data Repository - Ian Carter, Jacob Norris, Thomas Nowotny and Adam Harwood
  • 25 October 2017 - Publishing without tears - Chris Surridge
  • 25 October 2016 - The benefits of making your PhD thesis Open Access - Former PhD students, Camilla Briault and Library Research Support Staff
  • 20 October 2015 - Open Access: What lies ahead? - James Wilsdon, James Baker and David Hendy
  • 24 October 2014 - Scientists’ motivations for Open Access publishing - Dr Dagmara Weckowska
  • 25 October 2013 - Open Access in the next REF - what does HEFCE need to know? - Ian Carter
  • 22 - 25 October 2012 - Set the Default to Open Access - Library Academic Services Team
  • 25 October 2011 - An Introduction to Open Access Publishing: Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences - Martin Eve
  • 26 October 2011 - An Introduction to Open Access Publishing: Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences - David Ross and Lucy Robinson
  • 18 October 2010 - Maximise your Research Impact: Engaging with Open Access Publishing - Sciences and Medicine - Carrie Calder, Antony Lewis and Kitty Inglis
  • 18 October 2010 - Maximise your Research Impact: Engaging with Open Access Publishing - Sciences and Medicine - Jo Appleford
  • 20 October 2010 - Maximise your Research Impact: Engaging with Open Access Publishing - Sciences and Medicine - Jonathan Connor, Martin Eve and Kitty Inglis
  • 20 October 2010 - Maximise your Research Impact: Engaging with Open Access Publishing - Sciences and Medicine - Joanna Ball, Jane Harvell, Chris Keene and Annette Moore
• Academic Book Week 2015
  • 11 November 2015 - What is the future for the academic book - Caroline Basset, Kiren Shoman and Martin Eve
  • 11 November 2015 - Alternatives to the monograph: new ways of publishing for doctoral researchers - David Berry, Martin Eve and Chris Kempshall
• Effective researcher seminar series
  • 14 January 2010 - The changing research environment and its impact on research at Sussex - Bob Allison, Ben Martin and Jane Harvell
  • 28 January 2010 - Making an impact – why demonstrating the impact of your research is important. - Ian Carter, William Spurlin, Ruth Woodfield and Jill Fairlclough
  • 11 February 2010 - The REF: The future of research performance analysis and the implications for Sussex - Ian Carter, Caroline Bassett, Andy Smith and Imogen Taylor
  • 25 February 2010 - Managing and sharing research data - Andy Newell and Rob Iliffe
  • 11 March 2020 - Changing methods of publication and their impact on research - Kitty Inglis, Matt Brown and Rhodri Jackson
• Bibliometrics in Libraries
  • 12 September 2013 - Looking past the usual metrics to help researchers demonstrate excellence to support grant applications - Peter Darroch
  • 12 September 2013 - An introduction to Rexplore - Enrico Motta
  • 12 September 2013 - Citation evaluation beyond journals - Alain Frey
  • 12 September 2013 - Article-level and alternative metrics: tracking other indicators of impact online - Jean Liu - View presentation slides [PDF 9.80MB] 
  • 12 September 2013 - What does a bibliometrician do all day? - Stephen Pearson
  • 12 September 2013 - The h-index. Friend or Foe? - Ian Rowlands
  • 12 September 2013 - Tips for improving citations - Clari Gosling
• How to get published
  • 2014 - How to get published, or great book proposals and where They come from - Mila Steele - View presentation slides [PPT 2.05MB]
• How can open practices help you get published
  • 3 June 2020 - How can open practices help you get published - Wiley Publishers in partnership with UKRN
• Festival of Doctoral Research
  • 15-19 June 2020 - Festival of Doctoral Research