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Westminster Community Consultancy Programme (WCCP) – Information for Students

by Joshua MeadCollaboration, Impact, Innovation, Public and Community Engagement May 5, 2022November 14, 20220 comments

Students! Looking for paid work experience? Apply now for the Westminster Communities Consultancy Programme Work with other students on a real-life consultancy project with a UK business, charity or social enterprise, part of the University of Westminster community. APPLY HERE by Wednesday 7th December What is WCCP? The WCCP gives you the opportunity to work …

World in Westminster

by Rafaela TripaloBLM, Impact, Public and Community Engagement March 31, 2022April 5, 20220 comments

Following the George Floyd protests and Blackout Tuesday in the summer of 2020, there have been many different ways in which the broader society has responded, taking on the message of Black Lives Matter and producing an array of reactions, moving towards a positive change. In the UK, the first industry response came from the …

RKEO Grant Writing Group Programme

by Joshua MeadFunding, Impact, Open Access, Research Data Management, Researcher Development March 23, 2022March 24, 20220 comments

From October to March, the Research and Knowledge Exchange Office ran its inaugural grant writing group programme. In collaboration with experienced researchers from across the University, five workshops were held, aimed at equipping researchers with the tools and support they need to submit a large grant to a main funder. Our aim was to enable …

What are Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) and how can you use them?

by Nina WattsImpact, Open Access, REF, Repository, Research Data Management, Researcher Profiles, Scholarly Communications, VRE, WestminsterResearch October 29, 20210 comments

In our final blog post to mark International Open Access Week 2021, we aim to explain what is mean by Persistent Identifiers (PIDs), why they are important, and how you can use them as a researcher to ensure your research is better indexed and identified to you as the creator. We expand upon the introduction to …

Researcher profiles: What’s new? Public and community engagement

by Jeeshan GaziImpact, Public and Community Engagement, Researcher Profiles June 17, 20211 comment

The new Researcher Profiles feature a Public and community engagement (PCE) section which enables you to both record and share your engagement activities on your public-facing web page. The PCE part of your Profile is split into two sub-sections: 1. Event or activity Here you can record the details of events / activities that …