Support for researchers

Support for researchers to conduct Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ comes from across the University, including the Library, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, Partnerships and Innovation and IT Services as well as relevant individuals and groups within departments.

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  • Open Access - information on types of OA, how to apply for funding, open access policies and more.
  • Open and FAIR data - guidance on steps you can take to make research data discoverable and accessible.
  • - training and support from the RSE team, including code clinics.
  • - including data storage, management and analysis (student or staff login required).
  • - free access to media equipment, studios & training for all staff and students. Provides support for video, audio, and photography. 
  • Copyright - guidance and policy on all aspects of copyright for University researchers.
  • Scholarly licensing - including information on Creative Commons licences.
  • Preprints - information about preprint servers and factors to consider.
  • Responsible metrics - an overview of how to use metrics responsibly, good practice and the limitations of metrics.

Policies

There are also several relevant policies at the University which can help guide researchers:

Centres of excellence

The University's cross-faculty research centres harness our interdisciplinary expertise to solve the world's most pressing challenges.