Open Research Conference

The University of Manchester's Open Research Conference 2025 is taking place on Monday, 9 June and Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at Alliance Manchester Business School.

• To register, please visit the Conference sign up page.
• The conference is open to attendees from all institutions.

Since the launch of its Open Research Programme in 2022, The University of Manchester has been committed to advocating and supporting Open Research practices across the institution. Now in its second year, the conference will showcase the progress we’ve made, alongside contributions from colleagues across the UK, who are leading the way in embedding Open Research into everyday practice.

View the conference programme for 2025.  An accessible version of the programme is also available below.

Conference themes

Day 1 

• Open Research in Communication and Publishing – The Open Research movement promotes innovation in research communication and publishing. We will look at new approaches to peer review, and what recent updates to the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines mean for researchers.
• Open Research in Practice – Open Research brings many opportunities for innovation in research practice. We will highlight three examples, writing executable books, adapting registered reports for qualitative methodologies and using AI to evaluate Open Research practice. 
• Open Research and Collaboration – Research practice often involves collaboration with public and commercial partners. We will explore how openness can benefit these collaborations, and what challenges and opportunities come with it.

Day 2 

• Open Research with Sensitive Data – "Be as open as possible, and as closed as necessary" is a guiding principle for Research Data Managers. We will explore how researchers can balance openness with ethical and legal responsibilities when working with sensitive or personal data.
• Building Communities and Skills for Open Research – Communities of practice and peer support networks are essential for embedding Open Research. We will showcase examples of community-building and skill-sharing initiatives and explore how they are helping to grow a culture of openness across disciplines.

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  Day 1: Monday, 9 June

  Stephen Curry: 'The Open Imperative'

  Stephen Curry is an Emeritus Professor of Structural Biology at Imperial College London. He previously served as the university’s first Associate Provost for EDI and a University Consul. He is the Head of Strategy for the Research on Research Institute (RoRI).

  Find out more about Stephen

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  Day 2: Tuesday, 10 June

  Giovanna Lima: 'DORA: Enabling the Open Research Future'

  Giovanna Lima is the Program Manager for the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), a global initiative that campaigns for and supports the reform of research evaluation practices.

  Find out more about Giovanna

Day 1: Monday, 9 June

Day 2: Tuesday, 10 June

Additional information

The conference is a collaborative event led by the Office for Open Research (supported by the Research Lifecycle Programme), the School of Engineering Open Research Lead, the UK Reproducibility Network, and the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact the team at openresearch@manchester.ac.uk 

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