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New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in August #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during August. A couple of the theses are available for reading immediately: A comparison between Talent Identification and Development (TID) for badminton in China and the UK. By Rita Gao http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25675 Decline and Fall: The earls and earldom […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in August #StirTopTenPapers
During August there were 22,739 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,625 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Pedagogy: the silent partner in early years learning. By Stephen, Christine. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2499 Downloads: 193 2. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning. By Harlen, […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in August #StirTopTenTheses
During August 1,077 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 10,246 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a case study of African university presses. By Darko-Ampem, Kwasi Otu. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/71 Downloads: 406 2. An analytical study of recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the GCC […]
Researchers: Tick off something on your summer to do list – get your ORCID now!
It only takes 30 seconds to register for your ORCID and it will last you a lifetime! ORCID (Open Researcher & Contributor ID) gives you as an author a single unique ID which works across the whole global research landscape. 8 reasons to have an ORCID ID: Distinguish yourself – Ensure […]
More than 1 million file downloads: #STORRE
In September 2014 we started officially tracking STORRE usage around the world and this month we broke through the 1 million barrier! As of today, a massive 1,005,573 files have been downloaded from STORRE, the University’s Open Access research repository. The usage stats are produced by the IRUS-UK portal. We joined IRUS in 2014, […]
DataSTORRE down time Friday 11th August 7.30am
DataSTORRE will be unavailable for a short period tomorrow morning, Friday 11th August, from around 7.30am to 8.30am. The down time is to allow us to increase the disk space for storage in DataSTORRE. DataSTORRE is our online digital repository of multi-disciplinary research datasets produced at the University of Stirling. Clare Allan Senior Research Librarian
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in July #StirTopTenPapers
During July there were 24,149 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,508 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Branched-Chain Amino Acid Ingestion Stimulates Muscle Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis following Resistance Exercise in Humans. By Jackman, Sarah R; Witard, Oliver; Philp, Andrew; Wallis, Gareth A; Baar, Keith; Tipton, Kevin. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25471 Downloads: 543 […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in July #StirTopTenTheses
During July 1,077 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 11,198 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex Adaptive Systems. By Niazi, Muaz A K. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3365 Downloads: 603 2. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a case study […]
Sign up for one of the last 3 research bites session taking place this summer!
16 August 2017 Kudos Enterprise Zone Now changed to Training Room 1 This session will help you grasp the basics of disseminating your research using Kudos. The University is working with Kudos throughout 2017, to help you maximize the reach and impact of your published work. Kudos is free, easy and quick to […]