Before starting your journal Establish key information about your journal Look at the journal market in your subject area(s) and think about how your journal will contribute to the […]
Rights retention for open access research
Many research funders have adopted a ‘rights retention’ approach to support open access. This aims to ensure researchers retain sufficient reuse rights over their work, to meet open access requirements. […]
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 […]
International Women’s Day: A Suffragette’s story found on our library shelves
International Women’s Day International Women’s Day takes place every year on the 8th of March. The day is to celebrate the women who have fought for the rights for women, […]
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 […]
Inspiring eco-hope with StressLess throughout March
Library and Learning Resources and The Academy for Sustainable Futures are celebrating eco-hope throughout March, featuring stories of hope and practical sustainable activities.
Finding out about Ramadan
What is Ramadan? Ramaḍān is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, it is 30 days of ṣiyām (fasting) in commemoration of the first revelation of the Qur’an to the […]
Eco-Hope, Photo Competition
What give you hope for the future? Throughout March the Library and Learning Resources Department will be joining forces with the Academy of Sustainable Futures to promote a vision of […]