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Top tips for finding reputable Open Access journals – 2025 update

By publishing in a fully Open Access journal (one that is not funded by subscriptions, does not charge for readers to access the content and usually uses the Creative Commons licenses), you can get maximum exposure for your work as everyone … Continue reading

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The CentAUR repository in 2024

This post can be viewed as a Microsoft Sway by members of University of Reading using the following link: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/bbwOHYiKG2zbZGFU?ref=Link The CentAUR repository enables outputs from the University of Reading’s researchers to be showcased, shared and reused. Access to CentAUR … Continue reading

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New booking system for Research Data consultations

We’ve recently launched a new booking system for consultations with the Research Data Team. Whether you’re new to archiving your data, or want a quick refresher, a member of the team will be happy to help. You can access the new … Continue reading

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Strengthening our community – University funding for small Open Research projects

The Committee for Open Research and Research Integrity (CORRI) is offering up to £5K to fund one or more small projects to promote the adoption of Open Research practices. The aim of the call is to facilitate collaboration around Open … Continue reading

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Open Access Week – What is the Open Climate Campaign?

The Open Climate Campaign The theme of Open Access week 2022 is Open for Climate Justice. In this interview, I talked to two members of the Open Climate Campaign about their efforts to make research relating to climate change open … Continue reading

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Making the most of SciFree – an interview with the company’s founder

SciFree is a clever tool that helps researchers at University of Reading find out which journals are covered by our Transformative Agreements and deals with publishers. With 17 publisher deals covering over 11,000 different journals it can be difficult to … Continue reading

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School for Agriculture Policy and Development Open Research Competition 2022/2023

This School for Agriculture Policy and Development (SAPD) Open Research Competition will recognize and reward researchers and students who aim to contribute to making research more accessible, transparent, or reproducible and who can demonstrate understanding of the principles and aims … Continue reading

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Open Research Forum 18th May 2022

The recording for the Open Research Forum is now available to watch via Stream (University of Reading members only): On 18th May, we held our most recent Open Research Forum on open peer review. We were delighted to be joined … Continue reading

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Open Research Fund

Do you need funds to help you deliver an Open Research activity or project, or to support Open Research learning and development? The Open Research Fund provides small amounts of money up to £500 to researchers, members of staff connected … Continue reading

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Open Research Forum 7th July 2021

Thank you to all who attended our first Open Research Forum meeting on Wednesday. A recording of the meeting is available to view for University of Reading members via this link (University members only). These regular meetings give an opportunity … Continue reading

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