Category: Project

Levelling up access to data: University of Dundee one of first in Scotland to get a SafePod

Two people looking at the facilities inside a SafePod

University of Dundee SafePod now open On Friday 25th February, the Dundee SafePod situated within the Main Library was opened by Professor John Rowan, Vice-Principal for Research, Knowledge Exchange & Wider Impact.  The event attendees included researchers, professional services supporting research and external partners including the Manager and the Director of the SafePod Network and…Continue Reading Levelling up access to data: University of Dundee one of first in Scotland to get a SafePod

Black History Month II – Diversity Initiative reading list & Displays in Main Library

Diversity Initiative resource list screenshot October 2021

Diversity Initiative – Black History Month resource list Two student societies – The Diversity Initiative  (TheDiversityInitiative@dundee.ac.uk)  and Afromedics  (AfroMedics@dundee.ac.uk) – have used our resource/reading list software (which powers module resource/reading lists)  to compile an annotated reading & viewing  list called Diversity Initiative- Black History Month containing  ‘a collection of fiction and factual texts and some…Continue Reading Black History Month II – Diversity Initiative reading list & Displays in Main Library

SafePod coming to Main Library in 2021

SafePod logo shows the text SafePod Secure Data Access

SafePod Network The SafePod Network (SPN) provides a major advance to the way that sensitive datasets can be securely accessed for research purposes.  The SPN is the first service in the world to provide and manage a network of standardised safe settings (SafePods) for secure access to sensitive datasets for research purposes across the UK. …Continue Reading SafePod coming to Main Library in 2021

Making your Researchfish submission easier

Researchfish Logo with text Researchfish by Interfolio

The Project With the Researchfish submission period approaching, we embarked on a new project in Research Services, to help ease the administrative element of the Researchfish submission for our researchers. We heard of a new feature in Researchfish which allowed us to upload publication data linked to awards and started to explore the possibilities using…Continue Reading Making your Researchfish submission easier