The Research Week 2023 events

Take a glance at the courses offered in week 42 2023.

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THNK before you talk – how to get your message across

Time and place: Oct. 20, 2023 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM, Auditorium 3, Helga Engs hus 

THNK – Trust, Human emotions, Narratives and Kreativity, is a science based check list for effective communication of science (and other important messages).

FAIRification is not a FAIRy tale!

Time and place: Oct. 20, 2023 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

How to ensure use and reuse of qualitative and context-sensitive data? The QualiFAIR project will introduce you to the main challenges researchers face in the FAIRification of qualitative and context-sensitive data and what you can do to facilitate sharing, reuse and multiple use of research data. 

Data pseudonymization and anonymization

Time and place: Oct. 20, 2023 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

Here, we will walk you through the basic principles of data anonymization and share strategies for both pseudonymisation and anonymisation of personal data. 

Storytelling in academic writing

Time and place: Oct. 19, 2023 12:15 PM – 3:00 PM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

Elevate your academic writing with storytelling and writing principles! Join this workshop to learn how to make your research papers clear, engaging, and readable by incorporating storytelling techniques and effective writing principles.

How to write an excellent research proposal

Time and place: Oct. 19, 2023 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

In this talk, Tobias Bach, Professor of Political Science, shares his insights from many years of writing and evaluating research proposals – both successful and unsuccessful ones.

How to handle your research data

Time and place: Oct. 18, 2023 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

This course will give you an introduction to data classification and storage, data privacy and research ethics – essential for the whole project life cycle – from collecting data to sharing of your results.

Literature search workshop

Time and place: Oct. 18, 2023 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

A well-executed literature search forms the foundation of knowledge on specific topics, prevents redundant research, helps identify research gaps, and provides an opportunity to position your own research.

X/Twitter: Should you stay, or should you go?

Time and place: Oct. 18, 2023 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

In this talk, Glen Peters, Norway’s most salient academic on X (former Twitter) and a global carbon cycle scientist, will give you the recipe on how to make this, or other SoMe-channels, boost your research, thinking, writing, and academic network.

How to Get Stuff Published

Time and place: Oct. 17, 2023 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

In this talk, two professors who publish a lot and review and edit even more, Øistein Anmarkrud and Marte Blikstad-Balas, will share their best advice on what to do to get your academic work published.

Fiction to Communicate Facts?

Time and place: Oct. 17, 2023 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

This course will provide you with tools and inspiration to get you started on using ethnographic fiction to communicate your research. 

Build your online profile! 

Time and place: Oct. 17, 2023 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

Learn about different tools, platforms, and services to share your research and be more visible. In this workshop you will get an introduction to research visibility from library experts and hands-on help from the communication team at the faculty on how to build your online profile! 

How to teach better together

Time and place: Oct. 16, 2023 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

How can peer-group mentoring be used as a tool for discussion and development of teaching? Get inspired and discuss, as we share our experiences from IPED.

PowerPoint like a Pro

Time and place: Oct. 16, 2023 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

Improve your presentation skills by making more impactful, memorable, and professional PowerPoint presentations. This workshop is designed to develop your skills to design visually impactful presentations and elevate your public speaking and communication skills.

Publishing and Rights Retention Policy

Time and place: Oct. 16, 2023 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

This course will give you answers to the most frequently asked questions about open access publishing and give you hand-on tips on how to navigate publishing agreements, licenses, and UiO’s Rights Retention Policy.

The assessment of researchers is changing – how will it impact your career?

Time and place: Oct. 16, 2023 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM, Helga Engs hus: room 241 

In this talk, director of RITMO and an open research advocate, Alexander Refsum Jensenius will discuss the evolving landscape of research assessment and what it means for the future of your career.

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