Phd Students – Research and Resources

PGR Wellbeing Matters: Insights from a Unique Comic Strip – a guest blog post from Dr Sandra Oza, Doctoral Academy Manager at UoD.

Author By Emma Colville
Publication date 3rd May 2023
Categories: Academic publishing, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Open access, Open research, Post-graduate research

Postgraduate research can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but it’s not without its challenges. From navigating the demands of academia to managing your personal life, the pressures can take a toll on your mental health and wellbeing. For this reason, the Doctoral Academy at the University of Dundee decided to create a comic strip about…Continue Reading PGR Wellbeing Matters: Insights from a Unique Comic Strip – a guest blog post from Dr Sandra Oza, Doctoral Academy Manager at UoD.

Resources for academic writing

Author By Kirsty Beveridge
Publication date 21st February 2023
Categories: Resources, Students, Undergraduates, Writing

Essays, lab & project reports, presentations, posters, dissertation, thesis , research… – there’s a lot of writing at University. Here are some resources to help you with writing. Help is available from Academic skills ( asc@dundee.ac.uk) who offer sessions on academic writing – they do drop-ins and one to one sessions. The Academic Librarian team …Continue Reading Resources for academic writing

💖 We love data – Happy Anniversary Safepod 💖 #LoveDataWeek 💖

Author By Philippa Sterlini
Publication date 14th February 2023
Categories: Open data, Open research, Open science, Research, Research impact, Research Post-Graduate, Resources, Uncategorised

It is hard to believe it is already one year since the University of Dundee SafePod opened for use. Located on the top floor of the Main Library, the SafePod is a small standardised safe setting that provides the physical security and controls for a researcher to access sensitive datasets. Approved researchers with a project…Continue Reading 💖 We love data – Happy Anniversary Safepod 💖 #LoveDataWeek 💖

Activities: There’s so much that you can record in Discovery and more than one way to do it!

Author By Moya Fox
Publication date 29th November 2022
Categories: Public Engagement, Pure Support, Research, Research assessment, Research Post-Graduate

Over the past few years our team has noticed additional focus and attention on the need to record research-related activities and have responded by adapting and improving our services to accommodate the changing needs of our academic community. The driving forces behind these changes are threefold; Responsible Research Assessment As a signatory of DORA, and…Continue Reading Activities: There’s so much that you can record in Discovery and more than one way to do it!

Title not in stock? Try MoreBooks@dundee.ac.uk

Author By Kirsty Beveridge
Publication date 4th February 2022
Categories: Books, Ebooks, Online book resources, Students, Undergraduates

MoreBooks@dundee.ac.uk is a service for students (undergraduate, taught & research postgraduate) that encourages you to ask us to purchase books relevant to your studies which aren’t in stock (as ebooks or print) in the Library. Email us from your @dundee.ac.uk email address, with the full details of the tile required. Titles will be bought as…Continue Reading Title not in stock? Try MoreBooks@dundee.ac.uk