Open courses for individual researchers, online
Individual researchers can now benefit from our online training in publishing and writing without needing to book through their institution
Online training for individual researchers
,Our course ‘Writing and publishing a research paper’ is now available as an open self-paced course. This will give you the opportunity to learn online at your own pace even if your institution hasn’t booked any courses from us, or if you are an independent researcher.
Who
The course is for researchers at all levels, including early career researchers, postdocs, senior postdocs, and group leaders. It will be best for researchers in science technology, engineering, medicine and social sciences
Where
Everything is online, so you learn anywhere. It is hosted on Moodlecloud, which works on computers, phones and tablets
When
You can start the course at any time. Enrolment gives you access for 90 days, but you should only need 2-4 weeks to complete it. We recommend allowing 14-18 hours.
Benefits
Be anonymous
There will be no need for anyone to know that you aren’t already an expert on getting published! Work on your own to improve your skills or share anonymously with others.
Expert guidance
Follow Anna’s accessible and expert videos and handouts for up to date information on the world of journals and peer review and helpful guidance on how to write a paper
Flexibility
Learn whenever you have time, in any time zone and at any time of day. Our videos are a maximum of about 15 minutes long so you can learn in short chunks.
Why Cofactor?
Cofactor courses aim to inform, inspire and include
Inform
We inform with insider insights from a journals expert, updated regularly
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Inspire
We inspire participants to consider open science and open scholarship
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Include
We aim to include everyone through our work on equality and accessibility
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Register for the course
Please click below where you can register a user account to access to the course. Once registered, you can proceed to the course payment facilitated by PayPal.
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