NEW Publications Router connection to VRE

Publications Router is now live.  It helps automate the update and input of research articles in the Virtual Research Environment (VRE).  If you have a journal article in the publication process, you may soon receive an email alert, or Task in the VRE, asking you to take action. What is Publications Router? Publications Router gathers …

Updates to Research Governance – Research Ethics Code

In 2019/20 the University undertook a review and revision of the University’s Code of Practice Governing the Ethical Conduct of Research to reflect internal and external developments in the area of research ethics. Following approval from Research Committee the Code was published and implemented for use by all University of Westminster staff and students from …

Early Career Researcher Mentoring Circles

In the last academic year, the University piloted a new initiative for early career researchers in the shape of mentoring circles. One circle per college, comprising 8-10 mentees and 2 mentors, met four times throughout the year with topics set in advance for each meeting ranging from getting work published, networking and collaborating to researching …

Research Communities Funding Call: COVID-19 Response Results

We are pleased to announce the results of our Research Communities COVID-19 response call. As outlined in a previous post, University of Westminster’s four research communities were launched collectively on the 17th September last year, swiftly followed by individual launches for Health Innovation and Wellbeing (HIW), Diversity and Inclusion (DI), Sustainable Cities and Urban Environments (SCUE) …

Working with Special Licence and Secure Lab data at home

Do you use Special Licence or Secure Lab data in your research? Find out how to access Special Licence and Secure Lab data from home.   The UK Data Service has announced two sets of temporary conditions of use that enable researchers to access Special Licence and Secure Lab data from home during the COVID-19 …

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

An innovative scheme to work with industry and generate impact   What are Knowledge Transfer Partnerships? Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) are a well-established scheme from Innovate UK. The programme enables a three-way collaboration between industry partners, university researchers and a qualified graduate specifically appointed for the project (known as an “Associate”). The partnership can last …

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Publish Open Access with Sage (including IMechE and RSM)

Corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Westminster may publish their articles through Gold Open Access in 900+ subscription journals in the current SAGE Premier package,  the IMechE Journal Collection and the Royal Society of Medicine Collection  PLEASE NOTE, THIS ONLY COVERS THE HYBRID JOURNALS IN THESE LISTS, NOT THE FULLY GOLD OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS.  Original research papers, review papers, brief …

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University Records and Archives

The University Records and Archives team manages two collections (the University of Westminster Archive and the Westminster Menswear Archive); we also provide an archival research advice service for staff and students to help you find the most relevant collections you can. About the Collections The University of Westminster Archive is largely an administrative archive of …

The British Library Sessions for Researchers

In the series of their webinars on a variety of topics, the British Library are running two online sessions for researchers. Both sessions are free and require online registration.  Information about webinars and links for details and online registration can be found below.  How to access digital resources: a free webinar for researchers Friday 1st …