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Open Research

Open Research is the practice of making the processes and outputs of research transparent and freely accessible, whenever possible, and it is key to enabling and promoting research excellence across our community.

Open research - featured items

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ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý statement on Open Research

We recognise that Open Research is vital to our commitment to enabling and promoting research excellence across our community.

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OpenFest 2025 - call for proposals

The call for proposals for this year's OpenFest has been published - submit your proposal by 30th May 2025.

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Research Practice Lead, Doctor Tom Stafford

Statement from Research Practice Lead

Hear from Professor Tom Stafford, Research Practice Lead, about how the ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý is supporting reproducible research.

More about our commitment

Open Research at Sheffield

Open Research at Sheffield

Learn more about our commitment to open research

Created to celebrate the outcomes of the ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý's Open Research Prize, our short film showcases researchers' excellent practice and the ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý's strong commitment to supporting open research.

Support for researchers

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Resources 

Open Research in Practice

Open Research Case Studies

Open Research case studies

Showcasing recent projects from the ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý of Sheffield which used a range of open research practices to improve the transparency and accessibility of the research.

Explore our open research case studies

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FAIR data and software case studies

Six researchers from across the ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý explore their experiences of making their research data and software FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

View the FAIR video case studies

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Open access monograph case studies

Read and view video and text-based case studies from researchers across TUoS who have published an open access book.

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Open research events

Information about upcoming events for internal and external researchers, as well as resources from past events.

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Open Research Champion scheme

Enthusiastic about open research? Sign up to be an Open Research Champion

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Our open research community

Ways to get involved with the open research community at Sheffield.

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ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý initiatives and networks

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White Rose ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý Press

Jointly run by the White Rose Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York, White Rose ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý Press (WRUP) is the ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý of Sheffield’s in-house open access university press.

Learn more about White Rose ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý Press

Sector-wide initiatives

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DORA / Responsible research assessment

Learn more about the movement towards responsible research assessment, and the ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý of Sheffield's commitment to this.

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Plan S and COAlition S

Find out how Plan S aims to accelerate the transition to open access.

Plan S and COAlition S

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UKRN Open Research Programme

Learn more about the ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý of Sheffield's involvement in a five-year UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) project to accelerate the uptake of high-quality open research practices.

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