Getting approval from the Research Ethics Committee is often seen as a big hurdle for research, but help is at hand – not least from a recent article co-authored by the Chair of Cambridgeshire 4 Research Ethics Committee: Applying for ethical approval for research in the United Kingdom BMJ 2009;339:b4013 “This article offers practical advice […]

October 19-23 will mark the first international Open Access Week. To broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access http://www.openaccessweek.org/ October 19-23 will mark the first international Open Access Week. The University Library and the DSpace@Cambridge team have joined the initiative and are organising a number of events here in Cambridge which are sponsored by SPARC […]

Pubmed announced yesterday that their search interface is being redesigned. You can get a preview of what it will look like: http://preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed All the same functionality is there – it just looks a bit different. There’s no set date of when the change-over will happen, but if you’d like some help getting familiar with the […]

The DSpace@Cambridge team (http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/) is pleased to announce that from October 1st2009 it will be possible to deposit theses in electronic form in DSpace@Cambridge, the institutional repository of the University. The theses will be disseminated online via the DSpace@Cambridge interface, allowing interested readers from all over the world to access them. Each University faculty or […]

Announcement from the Clinical School: “As from Monday 5th October 2009, internal security doors will be operating in the Clinical School between 7pm and 10pm. All holders of Addenbrooke’s ID cards will be able to access the building as usual,by swiping the panel next to the internal door. If you do not have an Addenbrooke’s […]

“A rolling stone gathers no moss” – or so the saying goes. We’ve enjoyed the new facilities of Phase 1 of our redevelopment – the new computer room for the students upstairs and the new reception area and staff offices. Phase 2 of the redevelopment is about to start, and will last October – Christmas […]

Joint Health Research Conference:Committed to better research in the NHSFriday 6th November 2009 Sopwell House, St Albans, Hertfordshire Registration from 9.30am – Close at 4.30pm The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and East of England Strategic Health Authority are organising a joint event to promote the benefits of research in the NHS. These joint […]

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Following Ben Goldacre on twitter led me to read his blog account about how to read articles on health. This led me to read more from Dr Alicia White from the Behind the Headlines team – a service which is “your guide to the science that makes the news” (more about Behind the Headlines) Try […]

Stand by for some shameless self-promotion……. I was nominated in Addenbrooke’s “You make a difference” award scheme. The awards “turn the spotlight onto the staff in the hospital who make a difference.” Thank you very much to whoever nominated me – I am really chuffed!! Isla

International publishing With the aim to support young scientists in their academic career, a lecture on Scientific Publishing will be given on 19 October 2009 under the title: How to write a world class paper. During the presentation, the audience will gain insights in the way publishers, editors and reviewers look at their manuscripts, which […]