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Open Access: Training

This guide provides information and advice on open access publishing and licensing at Ulster University. It also provides advice to PhD researchers on their theses in the institutional repository.

TRAINING WITH THE OPEN RESEARCH TEAM

Copyright and your thesis: in-person drop-in clinic

Copyright drop-in clinic for PhDs flyerWant to include images, videos, extensive quotations in your thesis? Thinking about publishing but worried if you can include your papers in the thesis? This drop-in clinic is for anyone who would like to ask questions about copyright issues.

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Date: 5 December 2025 | Time: 11:00 am | Place: The Doc, Derry-Londonderry Campus

Open access publishing for PhD researchers

Open access publishing session for PhD students flyerAwareness of open access publishing is an essential requirement to help you confidently navigate the academic publishing landscape. This session will give you an overview of green, gold and diamond open access, insight into funder open access policies and an understanding of the support available to you for open access at Ulster.

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Date: 10 December 2025 | Time: 12:30 pm | Place: online via Teams

Open access publishing for staff

Open Access publishing session for staff flyer March 2026This 1h session will provide information on the funding available to UU researchers to publish their works in open access. The session is recommended to all academic staff, researchers, and research support staff. UKRI-funded authors will have an opportunity to learn about support available to them to ensure compliance with funder open access requirements.

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Date: 4 March 2026 | Time: 11:00 am | Place: online via Teams

Open access and copyright for supervisors

Open access and copyright session for supervisors flyerThis session aims to enable PhD Supervisors to provide their students with introductory guidance on copyright issues related to their theses. It will also provide information on the funding available to PhD researchers to publish open access. Furthermore, the session will cover open access requirements for funded PhD researchers.

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Date: 9 March 2026 | Time: 12:30 pm | Place: online via Teams

Copyright and licensing

Copyright session for staff flyer April 2026Licensing is crucial in academic publishing: it determines how others can discover, use, share, and build upon the published work. This 1h session will help authors understand their rights in the academic publishing landscape. It will provide information on how to retain your copyright and how to choose a copyright licence that improves the discoverability and impact of your research and meets funder requirements.

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Date: 22 April 2026 | Time: 3:00 pm | Place: online via Teams

OTHER RELATED TRAINING

Pure support

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If you would like to book a half hour one-to-one online session with a member of the PURE Support Team, please use the link below to choose a time that suits you.

click and register buttonDate: choose from the calendar | Time: a number of slots available | Place: online via Teams

You are a PURE genius!

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All PhD Researchers have access to PURE. You can log in using your Ulster University credentials.

Join Professor Ioannis Pantelidis to find out how and why using PURE is a great idea for new researchers and veterans alike.

click and register buttonDate: 12 November 2025 | Time: 4:00 pm | Place: online via Teams

Maximizing PURE profile

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PURE is Ulster University’s ‘Current Research Information System’ (CRIS). All Research and Academic staff have an external PURE Portal profile. In this session, Marie Mallon from Research Performance, will demonstrate how to edit and update a PURE Profile, add and download content.

click and register buttonDate: 13 November 2025 | Time: 2 pm | Place: online via Teams

Introduction to research support services

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Online session to introduce new staff to the range of Research Support Services that are available as well as our research portal - PURE.

click and register buttonDate: 5 December 2025 | Time: 12:00 pm | Place: online via Teams