Past News & Events

Publishing with Cell Press in Material Science

2021-05-11 11:14 | News

Thinking of publishing your next paper in a Cell Press journal? Wish to get some tips from the editors?

In this webinar, Dr. Jiqing Sun, Scientific Editor from Matter, will share with you the editorial process and some tips of publishing in Cell Press journals. The following topics will be discussed:  

  • Cell Press and the Journal Introduction
  • In house editorial and peer review process
  • Editor's insights

Matter is a new journal from Cell Press and a sister journal to Cell, Chem and Joule. It publishes high-profile papers in the field of material science, providing a platform for the innovative material papers from all fields, including bio-material, energy material and optical material, etc. Matter has been indexed in Web of Science SCIE since Oct 2020.

All postgraduate students and staff in material science and related fields are welcome!

Date: 25 May 2021 (Tue)
Time: 2:30 - 4:00pm
Platform: Learn@PolyU (Collaborate Ultra)
Speaker: Dr. Jiqing Sun (Scientific Editor of Matter, Cell Press)

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Registration will close on the day before the scheduled webinar.

About the Speaker:

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Jiqing Sun is the Scientific Editor of Matter, Cell Press. He received dual Ph.D. degrees from Griffith University (Australia) and NCNST (CAS, China). He specializes in emerging two-dimensional materials and carbon-based materials. His doctoral work focused on the field of electrochemistry, including oxygen-involved electrochemical reactions and batteries.

Hearty gift ❤ for our Social Media Followers

2021-05-04 13:45 | News

For PolyU staff & student only

We have prepared a gift for our social media followers – a combo of keyring and mobile phone stand homemade at Markerspace@Library.
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SAGE Video (Trial)

2021-04-12 11:48 | News

SAGE Video provides educational videos across key social science disciplines. Each collection includes a breadth of video types to support research and learning needs. The following collections are opened for trial :

  • Business & Management
  • Education
  • Media, Communication & Cultural Studies
  • Politics & International Relations
  • Sociology

Expiry date: 31 May 2021

Engineering Case Studies Online (Trial)

2021-03-17 09:45 | News

This resource includes videos and text material focusing on engineering failures and successes covering documentaries, accident reports, equipment, visualizations, case studies, lectures and interviews from leading engineering institutions around the world.

Expiry date: 30 Apr 2021

O'Reilly for Higher Education (Trial)

2021-03-17 09:15 | News

O’Reilly  for Higher Education aims to prepare users for future careers and encourage lifelong learning with access to over 42,000 ebooks and 30,000 hours of videos/tutorials in a wide range of topics in business and technology. It also covers case studies from companies such as Uber, Netflix and Microsoft to prepare students for real-life scenarios once employed.

PS: This trial is opened to users whose institution email address is "@polyu.edu.hk" ONLY. Please find the below steps for reference:

  1. Please select "Not Listed? Click here." from the "Select your institution" list.
  2. Please enter your academic institution email (@polyu.edu.hk)
  3. Click "Let's Go" button

Expiry date: 12 May 2021

SAGE Research Methods Video - Market Research (Trial)

2021-03-15 09:30 | News

This video collection covers a range of essential qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods for data collection and analysis for market research. It includes video types such as expert interviews, tutorials, in-practice videos, video case studies, documentaries and lectures.

Expiry date: 31 May 2021

SAGE Research Methods Video - Practical Research and Academic Skills (Trial)

2021-03-15 09:25 | News

This video collection offers support on the practical skills that researchers need to complete their research. It covers key areas such as writing a research proposal, planning and designing a research project and securing ethical approval. Skills such as project management, writing for publication, presenting work, and building networks are also presented through explanatory videos.

Expiry date: 31 May 2021

SAGE Research Methods Video - Core (Trial)

2021-03-15 09:24 | News

This video collection covers the entire research methods and statistics curriculum through tutorials, case study videos, expert interviews, and more.

Expiry date: 31 May 2021

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