Advanced tips to get the most out of Zotero
In a previous post told you more about Zotero, a powerful referencing tool. This time around, we’ll give you a few advanced tips to get the most out of it. GENERAL If you normally browse the internet...
View ArticleUseful, free web apps you should know about
As part of the expansion of the web, the last decade has seen the rise of thousands —if not millions —of web apps: often-simple tools that allow users to complete specific tasks via a web page from any...
View ArticleUsing a tablet for smarter learning (part 1)
Since tablets became mainstream in 2010, more and more students have started relying on these nifty gadgets to take their learning experience to the next level. However, many students still are unaware...
View ArticleeResearch Africa Workshop
Microsoft Research is delighted to offer two no-cost training workshops as part of eResearch Africa 2014 at the University of Cape Town on November 27 and 28th, 2014. This is part of our Microsoft...
View ArticleMATLAB in HPC cluster on campus
Since the second semester of 2014, MATLAB has become available in the HPC cluster on campus, known as Rhasatsha. The Engineering Faculty Board has kindly agreed to sponsor the purchase of a MATLAB...
View ArticleTime for backups
The past week we’ve seen how easy it is to lose something, whether it’s property or important information. It remains crucial to have a backup plan – literally. To ensure you have peace of mind, make a...
View ArticlePadlet: your virtual bulletin board
Padlet boasts that their platform is “the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world”. A rather presumptuous statement if you think about it. For that reason we decided to test it for ourselves...
View ArticlePaperless classrooms Google’s aim
Google Classroom is digital learning management system that aims to simplify creating, distributing and grading assignments, encourage collaboration between students and educators and also aims to...
View ArticleNew tool for critical analysis of academic texts
With the help of Stellenbosch University, and particularly InnovUS, we have developed Abstrahere Academic, which is a web application and tool to assist masters and doctoral students in the critical...
View ArticlePhishing warning: Survey on peer review
It’s no secret that you can fake just about everything on the Internet, you can fake job references, fake news, fake academic credentials, and fake science. Academic journals that distribute important...
View ArticleSU integration with your ORCID iD
The Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) is a permanent identifier system for researchers that provides a persistent 16-digit numeric identification number (e.g....
View ArticleE-textbook pilot project
The e-textbook pilot is a collaboration between Information Technology and the Faculty of Law which will offer e-textbooks as an option for first year students in one or more of their modules and...
View ArticleAre you an aspiring scientist?
Google just released an app which might appeal to budding scientists. It’s called Science Journal, and measures and records data in real-time by using the sensors embedded in Android phones. The...
View ArticleSPSS and ATLAS.ti training
The African Doctoral Academy (ADA) offers high-quality research support to doctoral candidates, post-doctoral fellows and researchers from across Africa. Founded in 2009, the ADA joined with the...
View ArticleTools for data management plans
More and more research funders require data management plans to be included in applications for research grants or funding. A data management plan (DMP) is a formal document that outlines what you...
View ArticleScience in your backyard
Everyone can’t have a career in science, but nothing prevents you from taking part in various projects and contributing to important research. Thanks to technology, being a citizen scientist couldn’t...
View ArticleFair data management
The European Commission is running a flexible pilot under Horizon 2020 called the Open Research Data Pilot (ORD pilot). The ORD pilot aims to improve and maximise access to and re-use of research data...
View ArticleConservation by drone
You’ve seen the videos on YouTube – sweeping, breathtaking aerial shots capturing locations inaccessible to most people. On Wednesday Rhino Africa released a video compiled with drone footage which...
View ArticleEncounters with big data: An introduction to using big data in the social...
In the first week of February 2017 staff from the UK Data Service will be visiting their data centre partners, DataFirst, at the University of Cape Town to run a 5-day intensive course which coined,...
View ArticlePaperless classrooms Google’s aim
Google Classroom is digital learning management system that aims to simplify creating, distributing and grading assignments, encourage collaboration between students and educators and also aims to...
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