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The Office for Open Research is your single point of contact for Open Research support at The University of Manchester.
Use our service catalogue to access expert Open Research support, training, managed systems, infrastructure and funding throughout the research process.
Use our comprehensive knowledge base to access detailed information on all aspects of Open Research. Simply search for the topic you’re interested in, or browse our articles by category and focus.
Access the latest news and updates in Open Research through our Open Research News and Events blog, and keep up to date with developments by subscribing to our monthly Open Research Digest.
Contact us
If you’d like to contact us directly, please email us on openresearch@manchester.ac.uk. Your enquiry will be triaged to an Open Research expert who will respond within the following timeframes:
- Research Data Management
- Enquiry: two working days.
- DMP Manchester Outline questions feedback: one working day.
- Data Management Plan review: ten working days.
- Open Access
- Green Open Access or other publishing-related enquiry: five working days.
- Gold Open Access funding request or enquiry: seven working days.
- Research Indicators
- Initial response to enquiry or consultancy request: two working days.
- Open Research skills and training
- You can access online learning resources and book onto workshops at any time.
- Initial response to enquiry or bespoke training request: two working days.
- eThesis
- Submission-related enquiry: one working day.
- Non-submission-related enquiry: five working days.
Who we are
Office for Open Research
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Scott Taylor
Head of Library Research Services and the Office for Open Research
Open Research Programme
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Lucy May
Research Services Manager
Open Research Programme
Open Research Programme
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Fred Breese
Research Services Coordinator: Open Research Programme
Open Research Programme
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Michael Stevenson
Research Services Coordinator: Open Research Skills and Training
Skills and training
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Justyna Pujszo
Research Services Analyst: Open Research Programme
Open Research Programme
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Noemie Aubert Bonn
Research Associate, Open and Reproducible Research
Open Research Programme
Find out more about the Open Research Programme and our Open Research Skills and Training offer.
Research Data Management service
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Bill Ayres
Research Data Management, Strategic Lead
Research Data Management
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Chris Gibson
Research Services Librarian: Research Data Management
Research Data Management
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Clare Liggins
Research Services Coordinator: Research Data Management
Research Data Management
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Dr Tristan Martin
Research Services Coordinator: Research Data Stewardship
Research Data Stewardship
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Dr Eleanor Warren
Research Services Librarian: Research Data Management
Research Data Management
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Dr Kirsten Loach
Research Services Analyst: Research Data Management
Research Data Management
Find out more about the Research Data Management Service
Open Access service
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Steve Carlton
Research Services Coordinator: Open Access
Open Access
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Abigail Harrison-Henshall
Research Services Analyst: Open Access
Open Access
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Olivia Rye
Research Services Analyst: Open Access
Open Access
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Elizabeth Warnock
Research Services Analyst: Open Access
Open Access
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Beatrice Bromley
Research Services Assistant
Open Access
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Yong Kim
Research Services Assistant
Open Access
Find out more about the Open Access service
Research Indicators service
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John Hynes
Research Services Coordinator: Research Indicators
Research indicators
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Beth Norgrove
Research Services Support Assistant
Research indicators
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Mikey Tang
Research Services Support Assistant
Research indicators
News and events
Keep up to date with the latest Open Research news and events
Open Research Programme
Find out more about our programme of strategic projects to make the University's research more transparent