LibGuides@Southampton: Physics and Astronomy: Training for Researchers (PHD)

Online training and guides

Want to know more, learn and understand when it suits you? Our training is now online - using short videos, links and exercise to test your learning.

Open access and our institutional repository, including how to publish your work open access and find open access content
Measuring your research impact, including the responsible use of metrics
Creating and submitting your ethesis, including information on copyright
Systematic reviews - follow the 10 step roadmap.
Research Data Management offers comprehensive guidance including writing a Data Management Plan and requesting DOIs for datasets.

Starting out on your Research

If you are beginning your PhD or research at the University of Southampton, welcome!

This recording was made in late 2019 when we were still on campus. Remember that you need the GlobalProtect VPN to access resources while off campus.

Finding information for your PhD
Powerpoint to accompany the video recording, with minor changes
Finding information for your PhD
Transcript to accompany Finding information for your PhD

Introduction to research methods
This module was designed for Masters students but you may find it a useful refresher. When starting your research you will begin with a research question or topic that you need to find out about. You will then need to go about finding answers thrown up by the question. Research methods are the tools used to help you find, collect, analyse and interpret information in order to answer your research question.
Find out all you need to know about accessing our subscription resources online
The University Library provides access to a wide range of digital resources helping you to find ebooks, search for journal articles and access the full text of journal articles from your own device.
Find resources for your subject
Start at your subject page to find the most relevant databases, other key resources and our catalogue to search for researches

You may also find our producing your thesis and creating your Data Management Plan pages useful.

Research Methods

Research Methods
Everything you want to know about starting your research and the research journey
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This information may be useful to Master students.

Introductory guides

Need a quick overview? We are creating a suite of short guides introducing you to some of the key concepts that may be new to you. Please email eprints@soton.ac.uk if there are any topics you would like us to cover.

Avoiding the irresponsible use of metrics
A single page guide introducing you to using metrics as indicators
An introduction to our institutional repository
A single page guide explaining how ePrints Soton and Pure work together
An introduction to journal article versions
A single page guide explaining the key differences between versions of journal articles and what you need to upload to Pure to make your work open access
An introduction to open access costs
Open access funding, publisher deals and where to publish
Your ORCID ID and Pure
Getting Pure to update your ORCID profile

Contact Us

For open access and institutional repository enquiries eprints@soton.ac.uk

For research data management queries please email ResearchData@soton.ac.uk

Need further help? Use our Library Research Skills support service

Physics and Astronomy: Training for Researchers (PHD)

You don't know what you don't know

Online training and guides

Starting out on your Research

Research Methods

Introductory guides

Contact Us