Elsevier Researcher Academy - Unlock your research potential

Unlock your research potential

Free e-learning modules developed by global experts.

The Elsevier Researcher Academy is an entirely free e-learning platform designed to unlock the potential of early and mid-career researchers.

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Careers outside Academia: Making an Impact in NGOs and Foundations

18 m

Career guidance

Careers outside Academia: Making an Impact in NGOs and Foundations

Shorten your path to publication: Researcher insights from submission to rejection

17 m

Fundamentals of publishing

Part 1: How to be realistic about publishing your paper?

Trusted publishing vs. predatory journals: What does it mean for the integrity of science?

4 m

Finding the right journal

Identifying fake acceptance letters

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SAGER guidelines recommendations and checklist

16 m

Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) Guidelines

3.1 SAGER Recommendations

In this module, Paola De Castro will provide an overview of the SAGER Guidelines structure, including the general principles and specific recommendations.

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29 m

Career guidance

Mindfulness for researchers – an approach to stress relief and “research-life” balance

Scientific research is a stressful business.

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Progress Toward Gender Equity in the Research Workforce

57 m

Inclusion and Diversity for Researchers

Progress Toward Gender Equality in Research & Innovation - 2024 Review

The global research community is making progress, albeit slowly, towards the full and equal participation of women. 

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An editor’s guide to writing a review article

1 h

Technical writing skills

An editor’s guide to writing a review article

Writing a compelling review article is about more than picking an interesting topic and gathering the latest references.

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Why Researcher Academy

Master essential skills

Pick up practical skills and solid professional development advice.

Learn from the best

Access high quality content developed by leading research experts.

Maximize your impact

Learn how to make your research stand out & garner those all-important citations.

Researcher Academy is a great and very lively medium. The quantity and quality of information provided are instrumental for early career researchers, helping them establish a strong publication record, correctly adhering to stringent publication ethics.

Prof. dr. ir Bert Blocken

Full Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) & Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven

Building a research career these days is not simple or straightforward. Researcher Academy provides excellent resources for researchers who face funding, communication, and professional development challenges in a constantly evolving and increasingly competitive academic career environment.

Dr. Natalie Lundsteen

Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Researcher Academy is a great and very lively medium. The quantity and quality of information provided are instrumental for early career researchers, helping them establish a strong publication record, correctly adhering to stringent publication ethics.

Prof. dr. ir Bert Blocken

Full Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) & Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven

Building a research career these days is not simple or straightforward. Researcher Academy provides excellent resources for researchers who face funding, communication, and professional development challenges in a constantly evolving and increasingly competitive academic career environment.

Dr. Natalie Lundsteen

Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Researcher Academy is a great and very lively medium. The quantity and quality of information provided are instrumental for early career researchers, helping them establish a strong publication record, correctly adhering to stringent publication ethics.

Prof. dr. ir Bert Blocken

Full Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) & Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven

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