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Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"

By | Oct. 08, 2011

Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. One of the most popular videos on our online research writing courses

Toolkit:Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Toolkit

By | Mar. 02, 2018

This toolkit has been developed for facilitators who are interested in introducing gender mainstreaming in higher education in order to challenge gender inequality.

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UNESCO's Open Access Curriculum

By | Aug. 12, 2015

Two groups of learning modules on open access: one for researchers and one for library and information professionals. From UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

Video:"How to Give a Science Flash Talk"

By | Jun. 04, 2015

Advice for giving a 3-minute talk presenting science in an engaging, easy-to-understand way. Source: SciDev.Net.

Presentation:Public Science Communication

By | May. 29, 2015

Presentation on presenting science to the public. Adapted from material presented at a scientific-communication capacity-building working in Nairobi, Kenya, in May 2015.

Presentation:Preparing Proposals

By | May. 29, 2015

Presentation on preparing grant proposals. Adapted from material presented at a scientific-communication capacity-building working in Nairobi, Kenya, in May 2015.