{"id":2224,"date":"2025-09-24T15:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/library\/?p=2224"},"modified":"2025-11-16T16:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:26:32","slug":"research-skills-training-for-autumn-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/library\/2025\/09\/24\/research-skills-training-for-autumn-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Skills Training for Autumn 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Another term begins, and so too does our research skills training program. We will be offering workshops on areas including literature searching, referencing software, open access, understanding metrics and managing research data. Intended for research students and staff conducting, or supporting, research most of the sessions will be run online. The full program is below.

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If you have any questions, let us know: librarians@leicester.ac.uk<\/a>

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Name<\/strong><\/td>Date and time<\/strong><\/td>Audience <\/strong><\/td>Booking link<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

Introduction to the library<\/td>		29\/09\/2025, 11.00-12.00<\/td>PGRs<\/td>https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2280\/introduction-to-the-library<\/a><\/td><\/tr>

Finding books, journals and theses<\/td>		09\/10\/2025, 10.00-11.30<\/td>PGRs<\/td>https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2700\/finding-books-journals-and-these<\/a><\/td><\/tr>

Planning your literature search<\/td>		14\/10\/2025,
10:00-11:00<\/td>		PGRs<\/td>https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2702\/planning-your-literature-search<\/a><\/td><\/tr>

How to plan ahead for managing research data<\/td>		15\/10\/2025, 10:00-11:00<\/td>PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs book here: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2704\/how-to-plan-ahead-for-managing-r<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/how-to-plan-ahead-for-managing-research-data-tickets-1745450492409<\/a><\/td><\/tr>

Conducting your literature search<\/td>		17\/10\/2025, 10:00-12:00<\/td>PGRs<\/td>https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2703\/conducting-your-literature-searc<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to EndNote<\/td>28\/10\/2025, 14:00-16:00<\/td>PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2707\/introduction-to-endnote<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/introduction-to-endnote-tickets-1734226531239<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to Zotero<\/td>
30\/10\/2025, 14:00-16:00<\/td>		PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2709\/introduction-to-zotero<\/a>
Staff link: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/introduction-to-zotero-tickets-1734408234719<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
An introduction to open research<\/td>04\/11\/2025, 11.00-12.00<\/td>PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q29w0\/an-introduction-to-open-research<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/an-introduction-to-open-research-tickets-1745517252089<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to systematic and evidence synthesis reviews<\/td>13\/11\/2025,
10:00-11:30<\/td>		PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2711\/an-introduction-to-systematic-an<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/introduction-to-systematic-and-evidence-synthesis-reviews-tickets-1745707109959<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Search strategies for systematic reviews in Medicine, Health & Psychology<\/td>18 Nov 2025, 10:00 to 11:30<\/td>PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2712\/search-strategies-for-systematic<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/search-strategies-for-systematic-reviews-in-medicine-health-psychology-tickets-1756020898779 <\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Spreadsheets for Humanities<\/s><\/td>18 Nov 2025,\u00a014:00\u00a0to<\/em>\u00a016:00<\/s><\/td>PGRs and Staff<\/s><\/td>CANCELLED<\/td><\/tr>

An introduction to publishing open access<\/td>		19\/11\/2025,
11.00-12.00<\/td>		PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q2q01\/an-introduction-to-publishing-op<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/an-introduction-to-publishing-open-access-tickets-1818503887079 <\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Cleaning data with OpenRefine<\/s><\/td>21\/11\/2025
14:00-16:00<\/s><\/td>		PGRs and Staff<\/s><\/td>CANCELLED<\/td><\/tr>
Exploring Leicester Research Archive (LRA): Introduction to the University of Leicester institutional repository<\/td>26 Nov 2025, 10:00 to<\/em> 11:00<\/td>PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q270x\/exploring-leicester-research-arc<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/exploring-leicester-research-archive-lra-tickets-1818514488789 <\/a><\/td><\/tr>
AI Tools for Literature Mapping<\/td>28 Nov 2025, 10:00 to<\/em> 12:00<\/td>PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q270y\/ai-tools-for-literature-mapping<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/ai-tools-for-literature-mapping-tickets-1734627169559<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Systematic Searching for the Humanities<\/td>04\/12\/2025,
10:00-12:00<\/td>		PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q29w9\/systematic-searching-for-the-hum<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/systematic-searching-for-the-humanities-and-social-sciences-tickets-1818533866749 <\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Research Metrics and Responsible Metrics<\/td>11\/12\/2025,
14:00-15:00<\/td>		PGRs and Staff<\/td>PGRs: https:\/\/mypgr.le.ac.uk\/q29xx\/research-metrics-and-responsible<\/a>
Staff: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/research-metrics-and-responsible-metrics-tickets-1745748533859<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n



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