The Open Research Award winner will:

• Gain the title of Honorary Fellow of the Office for Open Research
• Be encouraged to act as an ambassador for open research within the University and beyond.
• Be invited to join the network of OR fellowship alumni.
• Be invited to contribute guest articles to the Open Research Digest.

• Academic, Technical and Professional Services staff
• PGRs
• Individuals and research teams

• Nominations are invited from all members of University staff and PGRs.
• Self- nominations are also accepted.

Entrants need to demonstrate participation in open research projects undertaken primarily at The University of Manchester. Projects producing research outputs and contributions to research culture/infrastructure will be considered equally.

The nomination form requires nominees to submit a case study detailing how open practices have been employed in a research context or how an activity has shaped the environment or infrastructure for open research at The University of Manchester. Submissions may highlight training activities, tool creation, or research projects with openness as a core focus.

Nominations will also be expected to fulfil the following core criteria:

• Alignment with the University of Manchester’s core principles of open research as set out in our Position Statement on Open Research.
• Primary data – has the supporting research been deposited in a research data repository and made openly available (unless there is a legitimate reason to restrict access)?
• Research outputs – have they been published open access?
• Research outputs – do they describe team roles using the CRediT Contributor Roles Taxonomy (optional).