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The Open and Digital Research team offers a range of research services and resources. Whether you are a PhD researcher, postgraduate student, postdoc, or experienced researcher, whatever your research needs may be, the Library is here to help. Please view some of the areas in which we can offer assistance below.
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The library helps researchers conduct thorough literature searches to develop and refine research questions. Our approach is structured into five main sections:
- Structured Learning
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- One-to-one consultations
- Researcher Networks on Campus
- Research Impact Areas
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We provide open publishing, research data management, digital research support, research skills training, personalised consultations, and more.
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We offer several resources to support scholarship, including digital collections, archives, special collections, open publications, and open educational resources.
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Success for Citizen Science at the Open Research Forum
Thu, 08 May 2025 09:25:00 +0000
The Open Research Forum: Citizen Science recently took place in April. These events were organised to celebrate Citizen Science Month in collaboration with Oscar Diaz, the European Citizen Science Ambassador for Ireland, along with Ruth Hynes (Head of Research and Innovation Strategic Development), Dr. Liz Coleman (School of Natural Sciences), and Éle Quinn (Medicine) from the University of
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universityofgalway.ie
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