R5 Skills for Researchers: Raising your Research Impact & Profile

This workshop will help researchers to think about ways of raising their research profile and sharing their findings. It will look at the role of journal impact factors (Journal Citation Reports/Scimago) and how you can demonstrate your scholarly impact using citation indexes such as Scopus. There will also be a hands-on look at research identity services such as ORCID, plus a look at the use of social media tools to promote research.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand how to demonstrate your scholarly impact through citation indexing and Altmetrics
• Appreciate the importance of developing your online research identity
• Gain a greater awareness of how Social Media can be used to share research

Facilitator: Learning and Information Services (LIS)