News and blogs
Find out about the Office for Open Research's latest news and events.
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Update: Open Access Journals Guide extended through 2025
20 Aug 2025
Thanks to the valuable feedback from our research community during the free trial, we’re pleased to announce that the Office for Open Research has invested in the Open Access Journals Guide for the remainder of 2025. The Guide, powered by ...
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New University Open Access Fund for 2025-26
11 Aug 2025
This institutional fund is provided by the University as part of its commitment to cultivating an open and responsible research environment, and is managed by The Office for Open Research. The University Open Access Fund runs from August – July...
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Open Research Spotlight: In conversation with Dr. Jack Wilkinson
14 Jul 2025
How do you build better trust in science? At a time of growing interest and concern over research transparency and reproducibility, researchers are under increasing pressure to make their methods and findings open and verifiable. But demonstrating ...
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Open Access Journals Guide trial extended
1 Jul 2025
We’re pleased to confirm a short extension to our trial of the new Open Access Journals Guide, which will now remain available until the end of July. The guide, provided by ChronosHub, is intended to simplify the process of identifying ...
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Open Research Digest, June 2025
26 Jun 2025
The latest edition of the Open Research Digest is now available. In this issue, we reflect on this year’s Open Research Conference, exploring key takeaways from our speakers, Research Culture Lab sessions, and the ideas and discussions ...
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Further adventures in open source modelling
23 Jun 2025
Last year I was honoured to be awarded the inaugural University of Manchester Open Research Award for our work on the MANC-RISK-SCREEN model. This model, which simulates different strategies for providing breast cancer screening to UK women, went ...
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Open Research Digest, May 2025
2 Jun 2025
The latest edition of the Open Research Digest is now available. This month’s issue features a thought piece on open executable books for robotics from Open Research Fellow Murilo Marinho, including the motivations and challenges...
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Open Research Spotlight: How two researchers write, think and publish with Overleaf
22 May 2025
A tool for every disciplineOverleaf is an online collaborative writing and publishing tool that uses a LaTeX/RichText editor to help create professional-looking documents. It is designed to make the process of writing, editing, and producing papers ...
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Open Data: benefits, challenges, and how to improve it
21 May 2025
On Tuesday May 6th, colleagues from across the University gathered for the penultimate session in the Opening up Research events programme : an interactive discussion on the use of open data research methods and the challenges and benefits of sharing...
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The University of Manchester’s Open Research Conference 2025
7 May 2025
We’re pleased to announce our keynote speakers and full programme, covering the latest developments in Open Research at the University and across the sector. Open Research Conference (Office for Open Research)Find out more and ...
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Open Research Spotlight: In Conversation with Dr. Ramiro Bravo
2 May 2025
In this Open Research Spotlight, Open Research Specialist Josh Emsley (he/him) speaks with Research Data Manager Dr. Ramiro Bravo (he/him) about the opportunities of using Protocols.io to enhance research transparency and reproducibility. This ...
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New Open Access Journals Guide
1 May 2025
We’re pleased to launch our new Open Access Journals Guide to simplify the process of identifying potential journals to publish your research. The Guide, provided by ChronosHub, allows you to search and filter thousands of journals by research ...
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Open Research Digest, April 2025
24 Apr 2025
The latest edition of the Open Research Digest is now available. This month, we’re highlighting the first edition of our Open Research Spotlight series, with Open Research Specialist Josh Emsley in conversation with Dr. Hannah Long on how ...
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Opening Up Research 2024/25
9 Apr 2025
‘Opening up Research’ is a collaborative effort involving the Office for Open Research (supported by the Research Lifecycle Programme), the School of Engineering Open Research Lead, representatives from the United Kingdom Reproducibility ...
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Open Research Spotlight: In conversation with Dr. Hannah Long
7 Apr 2025
“We’re still figuring it out.” Sharing data in qualitative health psychology research is a complex and evolving challenge. While Open Research (OR) principles are gaining traction across many disciplines, practical and ...
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Call for Nominations: The University of Manchester Open Research Award 2025
1 Apr 2025
As part of The University of Manchester’s Open Research Conference 2025, which takes place on Monday, 9 June and Tuesday, 10 June 2025, at the Alliance Manchester Business School, we are pleased to announce that nominations are open for our ...
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Office for Open Research Digest, March 2025
31 Mar 2025
The latest edition of the Open Research Digest is now available. This month, we hear from Open Research Librarian John Hynes, coordinator of our Research Indicators service, considering research indicators in the context of Open ...
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Learn how to share your research more openly throughout the research process with our new interactive guide
31 Mar 2025
The Office for Open Research (OOR) has launched a new interactive guide to sharing research openly throughout the research lifecycle. Sharing research as openly as possible is key to driving innovation and maximising its potential societal impact. ...
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Research Data Conversations - What's Next?
5 Feb 2025
The story so farFirstly, if you haven’t heard of Research Data Conversations (RDC), let me explain how it works, the idea behind it, and why you should come to the next conversation on Wednesday February 12th! The concept behind RDC ...
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Welcome to the Open Research News and Events blog
28 Jan 2025
We’ll share updates on initiatives like the Open Research Fellowship programme, our Research Data Conversations series, and our Opening Up Research event series and conference. We’d love to hear from you if you have any Open Research ...