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Strengthening Your Scientific and Research Communication Skills
Online course via Microsoft TeamsThis session will guide researchers in selecting the right communication strategy to increase their scientific research's visibility. It includes discussion on the tools offered by Ghent University, and the use of social media and online academic networks like LinkedIn, X (formerly known as Twitter), ResearchGate, and Academia.edu. It will address the pros of cons of [...]

Understanding (your) research metrics
Online course via Microsoft TeamsGenerally speaking for researchers, the availability of metrics depends on your research output being available online. Individual researchers might use metrics as evidence for job or grant applications or to inform a publication and communication strategy. Beyond personal interest, research metrics are used to rank and to benchmark universities and to drive policy and funding [...]

Mastering Bibliometric Analyses with InCites and Altmetric.com
Online course via Microsoft TeamsOntdek de kracht van 'impactmetingen' tijdens onze informatieve sessie over InCites en Altmetric.com! Gedurende deze boeiende sessie worden deelnemers bedreven in de kunst van bibliometrische analyses met behulp van twee vooraanstaande instrumenten: InCites en Altmetric.com. InCites opent de deur naar gedetailleerde citatieanalyses, institutionele benchmarks en samenwerkingsmogelijkheden, terwijl Altmetric.com een breder spectrum biedt met betrekking tot [...]

Evidence-based guidelines: best practices and tools
Online course via Microsoft TeamsEen evidence-based guideline (oftewel: een richtlijn voor de klinische praktijk) is een systematisch opgestelde verklaring die aanbevelingen bevat om artsen, patiënten, zorgverleners of beleidmakers te helpen bij het nemen van beslissingen over passende gezondheidszorg in specifieke klinische omstandigheden met als doel om de zorg voor de patiënt te optimaliseren. Een richtlijn voor de klinische praktijk [...]

Predatory practices in academic publishing, focused on health sciences
Online course via Microsoft TeamsEvery researcher who wants to publish research results, faces so called predatory publishing. These are publication venues that claim to be legitimate scholarly open access journals, but misrepresent their publishing practices. Because there is a wide spectrum from genuinely fraudulent and deceitful practices to questionable and unethical practices, we rather speak of predatory practices instead [...]

Conducting and publishing a systematic review and meta-analysis (5 half days) (ENG)
Online course via Microsoft TeamsThe Specialist Course “Conducting and publishing a systematic review and meta-analysis” is a Specialist course part of the Doctoral training programme given by the Knowledge Centre for Health Ghent and the Biostatistics Unit, with the support of the Flemish Government and the Doctoral Schools of Ghent University. Target group Since it is an interactive workshop [...]

Toolbox voor auteurs van (bio)medische artikels [GEANNULEERD]
Online course via Microsoft Teams[Deze sessie wordt geannuleerd wegens ziekte en verplaatst naar een nader te bepalen datum] Editors van (bio)medische tijdschriften krijgen de dag van vandaag een overaanbod van wetenschappelijke artikels. Artikels die passen binnen de scope van het tijdschrift en die voldoen aan internationale standaarden op vlak van rapportering én aan de voorschriften van het tijdschrift (bijv. [...]

Rayyan.ai for systematic reviews [GEANNULEERD]
Online course via Microsoft Teams[Deze sessie wordt geannuleerd wegens ziekte en verplaatst naar een nader te bepalen datum] Rayyan.ai for systematic reviews is a free Web tool developed for researchers creating a systematic review (or other form of evidence synthesis). This tool facilitates the screening process by title and abstract and the full text evaluation. Users of this tool [...]

Your Research Has Greater Reach Than You Realise — Turn That Visibility Into Career and Grant Opportunities
Online course via Microsoft TeamsAim: Discover how InCites and Altmetric can help you uncover and showcase the full reach of your research, from academic influence to societal attention. Learn how to strategically use these insights—together with ORCID and your institutional repository—to strengthen your CV, funding applications, and academic visibility. Description: This tailored session helps researchers, clinicians, and professors explore [...]

Strengthening Your Scientific and Research Communication Skills
Online course via Microsoft TeamsAim: Acquire tips and tricks for finding the right communication strategy for your research through scientific social networking channels. Description: This session will guide researchers in selecting the right communication strategy to increase their scientific research’s visibility. It includes discussion on the tools offered by Ghent University, and the use of social media and online [...]