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‘Open research, also widely referred to as open science, relates to how research is performed and how knowledge is shared based on the principle that research should be as open as possible. It also enables research to take advantage of digital technology.’ - UKRI.

Research Data Management

Research data management (RDM) refers to the processes involved in efficiently and effectively handling research data throughout its lifecycle. This includes:

• At the planning stage (before your project starts), create a data management plan (DMP) to outline how data will be collected, stored, shared and archived in line with legal, ethical, institutional and funder requirements, and also make IS aware of your IT requirements so that they can effectively support you.
• During your project, to ensure data is well-organized and properly documented to support discoverability and reuse, and implement strategies for safe storage and backup to prevent data loss and unauthorized access.
• After your project, the preservation and, where appropriate, sharing of research data to make it available for future research and to meet retention requirements. Effective RDM helps maximize the impact of research by ensuring data is accessible, reusable, and preserved for the long term.

Effective RDM helps maximize the impact of research by ensuring data is accessible, reusable, and preserved for the long term.

Open Access

Open Access (OA) refers to the practice of making the full text of published research outputs publicly available to read, download, and redistribute online. There are two common routes to OA:

• The Green OA route: publishing scholarly research outputs under a paywalled subscription, and self-archiving the peer-reviewed accepted manuscript into the University’s repository (Pure), ensuring compliance with publisher copyright policies. Publishing this route is typically cost-free for authors to publisher, although it involves copyright transfer of the work to the publisher.
• The Gold OA route: publishing scholarly research outputs OA directly on the journal website. OA publishing typically incurs a cost for authors, referred to as an Article Processing Charge (APC). Payment of the APC should apply an open licence to the published version of record, thereby returning copyright to authors and enabling the online redistribution of the published PDF.

OA is an eligibility requirement of submitting in scope research outputs to the next REF. To comply with the REF OA Policy, please ensure that accepted manuscripts are deposited into Pure once you have received formal acceptance for publication, after the manuscript has been peer-reviewed.

The University is also signed up to large-scale OA deals with a number of publishers (called Read & Publish Agreements), through which corresponding authors from the University can publish Gold OA at no further cost. Please see the for further information.

Support for Open Access and Research Data Management

We provide support on depositing research outputs into Pure, routes to open access, advice on open access compliance, including REF and UKRI regulations, guidance on DORA and Plan S initiatives, how to apply for open access funding, where to publish, and how the University can cover the costs of open access publication charges through our read and publish agreements. We advise on data management plans, reusing, storing, creating and organising data, and data availability statements.