The need for guidance Funders have introduced open data policies that require researchers to share the data or digital objects resulting from their research. However, these policies often lack a clear definition of…
Funder open letter ORCID have published an open letter from funders who are committed to implementing ORCID iDs in accordance with best practice guidelines to make data sharing easier. Funders who have signed the…
In this post we look behind the scenes into how we capture publications in order to achieve Open Access... Celebratory tiramisu Yes, the pudding is correct, we now have over 50,000 publications records in Pure! At the…
Do you have questions about managing your research data or files? Do you want to know more about new funders’ requirements for data? The Research Data Management team can help! Book a meeting with one of us using our…
Over the years, the OARPS team has spent a great deal of time acquiring academic manuscripts and releasing them to the world through the repository. Much of our current work involves assisting academics with complying…
An alliance of charities including Wellcome Trust, British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK has launched a fund to make charitably funded research immediately free to access and re-use. The Head of Digital…
Recently the Open Access and Repository Service Support Team has compiled information on APC spending. APC stands for Article Processing Charge, and this is the charge that applies for Gold open access publishing. In…
Do you have data that you wish to/need to preserve and/or share? If so, please complete our questionnaire and we may be able to help. What is a data repository and why do we need one? As part of the University’s…
Do you want a better understanding of what open access means for you? Do you need to know how to comply with your funders' requirements for open access? Would you like an understanding of how using PURE relates to open…
The UK has taken another huge step towards open access of its research outputs, with the announcement of a new policy from HEFCE on behalf of all 4 UK funding bodies. The policy describes new eligibility requirements…