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Learn how to navigate the research landscape with clear, actionable guidance and training from Elsevier Researcher Academy - a free e-learning platform, to help you advance your research, publish with confidence, and further advance your professional goals. 

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Beyond bias: applying sex and gender analysis in research

Duration
1 h
Research design
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Beyond bias: applying sex and gender analysis in research

Authorship - Understanding author roles and responsibilities

Duration
18 m
Ethics
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Authorship

10 tips for writing a truly terrible journal article

Duration
1 h
Writing skills
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10 tips for writing a truly terrible journal article

Learning path

  1. Research preparation

    5 topics

    28 modules

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  2. Writing for research

    3 topics

    27 modules

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  3. Publication process

    5 topics

    50 modules

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  4. Navigating peer review

    4 topics

    27 modules

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  5. Communicating your research

    3 topics

    13 modules

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How to leverage open hardware to improve your research

Duration
1 h
Open science

Why is Open Source Hardware important? Did you know it offers fundamental advantages to the research community?

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Open hardware

Dealing with the rough and tumble of communicating in practice

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Duration
1 h
Confidence in Communicating Research

This webinar will look at how ECRs should respond when confronted by opposition to research, misrepresentation of research findings, hostility and

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Dealing with the rough and tumble of communicating in practice

How to write a lay summary

Duration
1 h
Social impact

Journal articles are written with researchers in mind, so the content isn’t always easy to follow for people outside academia…or even

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Lay summaries

Seven strategies for scientists to communicate their research and create a brand

Duration
33 m
Ensuring visibility

With societal impact being the primary goal of research, asking researchers to create a brand for themselves might sound counter-intuitive.

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Seven strategies for scientists to communicate their research and create a brand

Why choose Elsevier Researcher Academy

Master essential skills

Master essential skills
Optimize productivity and opportunities for publication.

Get published

Learn from the best
Advance your work, publish your research, and communicate with confidence.

Maximize your impact

Maximize your impact
Build relationships in your field of expertise, advance your career, and shape human progress.

Building a research career these days is not simple or straightforward. Researcher Academy provides excellent resources for researchers who face funding, communication, and professional development challenges in a constantly evolving and increasingly competitive academic career environment.

Natalie Lundsteen

Dr. Natalie Lundsteen

Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Researcher Academy is a great and very lively medium. The quantity and quality of information provided are instrumental for early career researchers, helping them establish a strong publication record, correctly adhering to stringent publication ethics.

Bert Blocken

Prof. dr. ir Bert Blocken

Full Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) & Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven