Harvard Templates

Public Communications

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Lectures

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Surname, First inital(s). of speaker (year of lecture) 'Title of lecture' [Lecture]. Module code: module title (if known). Teaching Institution, Teaching Department. Day and month of lecture.

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(Mancini, 2023)

According to Mancini (2023)...

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"..." (Mancini, 2023)

Mancini (2023) stated "..."

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Mancini, M. (2023) 'Ethics of biomedical science' [Lecture]. PL2999: Biomedical Science 2. Robert Gordon University, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. 18 October.

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Name of speaker (year of lecture) 'Title of lecture' [Recorded Lecture]. Module code: module title (if known). Teaching Institution, Teaching Department. Day and month of lecture.

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(Zhou, 2024)

According to Zhou (2024)...

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"..." (Zhou, 2024)

According to Zhou (2024) "..."

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Zhou, L. (2024) 'What makes a professional' [Recorded lecture]. EN1600: Professional skills. Robert Gordon University, School of Engineering. 30 September.

Conferences and Webinars

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Author/Speaker (Year of publication) Title [Medium]. Institution or venue. City. Day month.

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...can cause disruption in times of war (Hasan, 2022).

As outlined by Hasan (2022), ...

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"..."can cause disruption in times of war (Hasan, 2022).

As outlined by Hasan (2022), "..."

Reference List

Hasan, G.N. (2022) Life during wartime [Conference]. Music Hall, Aberdeen. 18 September.

Notes

Common types of [Medium] include: [Seminar], [Webinar], [Conference]. For RGU Lectures delivered as part of your course, see "Lectures".

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Author/Speaker (Year of publication) Title [Webinar]. Event (if applicable). Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

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... can be beneficial to maintain the structure (Adzo, 2020).

According to Adzo (2020) best practice involves....

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"..." can be beneficial to maintain the structure (Adzo, 2020).

According to Adzo (2020) best practice involves "..."

Reference List

Adzo, J.P. (2020) Bringing data to life. [Recorded webinar]. University College London. Available at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/events/2020/apr/ucl-bringing-data-to-life (Accessed: 13 September 2024).

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Common types of [Medium] include: [Recorded Seminar], [Recorded Webinar], [Recorded Conference]. For RGU Lectures delivered as part of your course, see "Lectures".