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Why ‘open’ benefits readers and scholars worldwide
For our third Open Access Week blog post, we consider why open access needs to be global and highlight some research from the Business School.
With the theme of ‘Open for Climate Justice’, this year’s International Open Access Week invites us to collaborate, making connections between the climate movement and communities of research users (universities, practitioners, policy makers, members of the public) worldwide.
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How do I control my notifications from Learning Edge (Blackboard)?
In Learning Edge, you’re able to set how often you would like to receive email notifications from your course area – You can set to receive them as they happen or can instead opt for all updates to be delivered once per day at approximately 5:30pm in “Daily Notifications” email. You can also specify the type of activity updates included in notifications.
If you are not receiving notifications, then we would advise to firstly follow the below instructions.
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‘Open for climate justice’ – Open Access papers authored by researchers in Biology
For our second Open Access Week blog post, we look at the University department doing the most research on Climate Action – Biology.
As we explained yesterday, open access makes new research and data available to a wider audience, particularly those who have less or no access to traditional subscription journals. It can increase the citation counts and impact of research papers as scholarship gets disseminated more widely and reaches more readers.
International Open Access Week celebrates open access and draws awareness to the work taking place. This year it takes place from 24 – 30 October with the theme ‘Open for Climate Justice’.
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