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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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A practical guide to navigating the peer review process

Duration
1 h
Fundamentals of peer review
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Reviewer webinar

Top 10 ethics pitfalls of well-intentioned researchers

Duration
30 m
Ethics
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Top 10 ethics pitfalls of well-intentioned researchers

Unlocking opportunities: crafting award-winning proposals - insights for early career researchers

Duration
1 h
Funding
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Unlocking Opportunities:  Crafting Award-Winning Proposals –  Insights for Early Career Researchers

Learning path

  1. Research preparation

    5 topics

    25 modules

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  2. Writing for research

    3 topics

    24 modules

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  3. Publication process

    5 topics

    49 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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3.3 How to peer review a review article

Duration
37 m
Certified Peer Reviewer Course

Peer review is an essential part of publishing review articles, just like it is for research articles.

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Certified Peer Review Course Sec 3

Top 10 ethics pitfalls of well-intentioned researchers

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Duration
30 m
Ethics

This module is aimed at early career researchers looking to understand ethics-related mistakes to avoid in the publication process.

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Top 10 ethics pitfalls of well-intentioned researchers

Making academia–industry collaborations work

Duration
1 h
Research collaborations
Collaborations with industry partners on specialized projects are becoming commonplace. Learn how to avoid the main pitfalls.
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Making academia–industry collaborations work

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

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