9September 2026Wednesday10:00–11:00 BST
Professional developmentFreeLive online
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Guest speakerKate CubleyVoice and performance specialist, founder of Tala PerformanceVisibility to uptake: Practical strategies to increase reach, access, and influence
Concrete steps to make research easier to find, access and reuse.
What we will cover
This webinar sets out concrete steps to make research easier to find, access, and reuse, linking discoverability choices to plausible routes to impact. Hosted by Professor Hamed Taherdoost from University Canada West, it covers publishing and access options, researcher profiles and identifiers, and responsible use of indicators to track attention and use without overclaiming.
How the session runs
- 0:00Welcome and why this mattersA quick orientation and the one idea to hold onto for the hour.
- 0:05Discoverability choices that lead to uptakePublishing and access options, researcher profiles and identifiers, and responsible indicators.
- 0:45Live Q&ABring your questions. We answer as many as we can before we close.
Who is leading it
Guest speaker
Prof. Hamed Taherdoost
Professor, University Canada West
Dr Hamed Taherdoost is a Full Professor and Chair of RSAC at University Canada West, founder of Hamta Business Corporation, and Senior Technical Consultant at Q Minded | Quark Minded Technology. He has 20+ years in industry and academia, specializing in R&D, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, AI, technology acceptance, and research methods.
Attendee offer
Discount available on Dr Taherdoost new book
Webinar attendees get a 20% discount on Maximizing Research Impact: Practical Strategies for Enhancing Research Visibility. The discount code is shared during the webinar.
Lead facilitator
Prof. Mark Reed
Author, The Research Impact Handbook
A globally cited, transdisciplinary researcher on Clarivate's Highly Cited list and author of four books on research impact, productivity and influencing policy.
10,000+
researchers trained
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