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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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Global research community; researchers in food security, agriculture, environmental and related fields

Duration
1 h
Social impact
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Global research community; researchers in food security, agriculture, environmental and related fields.

Copyright & Content Ownership - Understanding the journal publishing agreement

Duration
19 m
Ethics
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Copyright & Content Ownership

Authorship - Understanding author roles and responsibilities

Duration
18 m
Ethics
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Authorship

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

    51 modules

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  4. Navigating peer review

    4 topics

    27 modules

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  5. Communicating your research

    3 topics

    14 modules

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How to find your intrinsic motivation?

Duration
8 m
Job search

As an early career researcher, or someone in the final stages of their PhD, a perennial question on one’s mind is “what’s next?”.

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How to make the most of your PhD capabilities and find fulfilling jobs

Authorship - Understanding author roles and responsibilities

New
Duration
18 m
Ethics

This module explains who qualifies as an author on a research paper and why it matters.

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Authorship

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

10 reasons to get – and use – an ORCID iD

Duration
15 m
Fundamentals of publishing
Names are far from unique. With an ORCID iD, researchers can benefit from being properly identified.
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10 reasons to get – and use – an ORCID iD

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