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The Elsevier Researcher Academy is an entirely free e-learning platform designed to unlock the potential of early and mid-career researchers. 

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Ensuring visibility

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

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

How to write a lay summary

Journal articles are written with researchers in mind, so the content isn’t always easy to follow for people outside academia…or even that field of study!
1 h
Open science

How to leverage open hardware to improve your research

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

Design Thinking: Turn research into innovation

Innovation is vital for most working fields and research is not an exception. In fact, innovation is a central tenet of research that can advance the field based on previous body of knowledge.
Why Researcher Academy

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Master essential skills

Pick up practical skills and solid professional development advice.

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Learn from the best

Access high quality content developed by leading research experts.

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Maximize your impact

Learn how to make your research stand out & garner those all-important citations.

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