Resolving Copyright Challenges in your Research
Duration 0.5 days
Team Researcher Academy

This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy 

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. Semester 1 courses will be available for booking from the second week of October and Semester 2 courses from the second week of February. 

Target audience: 
Early stage postgraduate research students, early career researchers

This course is delivered by Researcher Academy in Partnership with the Library Research Support Team

Overview: Understanding and properly handling issues around copyright is a legal obligation, and also goes to the heart of academic research ethics. In the contemporary research context the proliferation of digital ways of handling information makes an understanding of these issues increasingly important. We will explore what to consider in order to utilise all sorts of sources, published and unpublished, printed and online, in ways that safeguard your research from accusations of ethical or legal infringement.

Aims/ Objectives

This course will help you develop your understanding of the implications of copyright when planning and conducting your research.

Learning outcomes/objectives: By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Understand what copyright is and what rights a copyright owner has
  • Identify what copyright stops you from doing
  • Understand what is protected by copyright but also what copyright does not protect
  • Develop knowledge around the length of copyright for different types of works
  • Understand how you may legally use copyrighted works
  • Be aware of other types of rights held within works

Who should attend: This course is primarily intended for PhD students in any faculty. However members of research-active staff would also benefit. 

Booking Conditions 

Privacy Statement 

The Researcher Academy is committed to protecting the privacy of researchers who register for our training courses and events. Your completion of the booking process shall constitute your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data to University staff and external partners responsible for the delivery of the course or event for which you have registered.  Personal information shared includes; name, role/position, mode of study, School/Department, dietary and accessibility requirements. 

Latecomer policy 

Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a researcher academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time. 

Importance of booking commitment 

When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing ra-training@nottingham.ac.ukThis will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process. 

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities. 

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