The University of Manchester chooses Kudos to maximize research visibility and impact

Kudos, the award-winning service for maximizing the reach and impact of research publications, has announced that the University of Manchester is the latest institution to sign up for Kudos for Institutions, which provides research tools and intelligence to help universities maximize dissemination of research. Kudos is part of the University of Manchester Library’s “Beyond Compliance” initiative, which is exploring the feasibility of supporting authors beyond fulfilling the basic dissemination requirements expected by research funders, by implementing proactive, best-of-breed approaches to creating, broadening and tracking research impact. “We undertook a trial of Kudos as part of their Jisc agreement, and were really pleased to see tangible, meaningful results even during that short period,” comments Scott Taylor, Research Services Librarian at the University of Manchester. “Kudos has great potential for helping our academics reach a broader audience, and we’re looking forward to integrating it further into our support services and systems.” “I’ve been using Kudos for just over a year,” adds Dr Chris Parker, Lecturer in Computer-Aided Design at the University of Manchester. “I get more traffic to my work through Kudos than ResearchGate, so I’m happy to hear that my University will now have access to tools and data that will help them learn from and support my efforts.” “Manchester is a high-ranking university with some world-famous research, and...
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