Licensing 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.
Date: 9 October 2025 | Time: 11:00 am | Place: online via Teams
Your thesis is protected by copyright, and so are the materials you will likely be including from other sources. This session will give you an overview of your rights as the author. It will also help you understand how to comply with the copyright law when quoting the works of other authors. Furthermore, you will learn about the choice of copyright licences available to you when you publish your work.
Date: 30 October 2025 | Time: 10:00 am | Place: online via Teams
This 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.
Date: 30 October 2025 | Time: 3:00 pm | Place: online via Teams
Awareness 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.
Date: 10 December 2025 | Time: 12:30 pm | Place: online via Teams
This 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.
Date: 4 March 2026 | Time: 11:00 am | Place: online via Teams
This 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.
Date: 9 March 2026 | Time: 12:30 pm | Place: online via Teams
Licensing 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.
Date: 22 April 2026 | Time: 3:00 pm | Place: online via Teams
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.
Date: choose from the calendar | Time: a number of slots available | Place: online via Teams
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.
Date: 12 November 2025 | Time: 4:00 pm | Place: online via Teams
Online session to introduce new staff to the range of Research Support Services that are available as well as our research portal - PURE.
Date: 5 December 2025 | Time: 12:00 pm | Place: online via Teams