CCCU has signed agreements with a selection of academic publishers to enable more researchers at the University to publish their research articles open access. Authors submitting articles for publication in […]
What is the CCCU Research Space Repository?
CCCU Research Space Repository is an online archive of the University’s research outputs – i.e. things that are produced as a result of research, for example journal articles, book chapters, […]
Research support: What the library offers
The Library and Learning Resources Learning Skills Team offers high-quality guidance and support to staff and students on developing academic and information skills, literacies and digital capabilities. We also provide […]
A short introduction to research data management (RDM)
What is research data? “Research data is defined as recorded factual material commonly retained by and accepted in the scientific community as necessary to validate research findings; although the majority of such […]
A fresh Gale and perceptions of veganism
The library has recently acquired access to an extended range of historic newspapers via the Gale Primary Sources Database. In this blog post, second year English Language student, Holly Myers […]
Buried In Ashford: H.E. Bates & Simone Weil
Two very different authors connected by a resting place in Kent The unlikely pairing of H.E. Bates (1905-1974) and Simone Weil (1909-1943) are bought together by the location of their […]
The fast fashion debate: What can we do to reduce the impact fast fashion has on the environment?
The fashion industry and fast fashion Fast fashion has taken the industry by storm in recent years. Since the COVID-19 outbreak and the credit crunch there has been a high […]
Open access and UKRI funded projects
Making your research open access has many benefits; to you as a researcher, to the University and to society. For example: Most research is funded by public money, and therefore […]
Revised CCCU Open Access Policy
Did you know that CCCU has an open access policy? We do! And we’ve just revised it. But you might be thinking, what even is open access? At its most […]