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Open research: principles and practices
Wednesday 26 November 10:00 until 11:30
Online
Speaker: Library Research Support Team
Part of the series: Researcher Development Programme
What is open research and why does it matter?
This workshop will introduce the concept of open research, and explore opportunities for implementing open research principles into your own practice. It will cover open access publishing, open data, open source software, open peer review and tools and techniques to help you discover open access materials.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to
- Define key concepts of open research
- Describe the benefits of open research for researchers, institutions and society
- Assess how open reseach practices align with and support your chosen research methodology
- Identify and apply relevant open research practices and locate sources of support and guidance to help you implement them effectively.
Target audience
Postgraduate researchers at all stages and from all disciplines, and ECRs from all disciplines, broadly encompassing research assistants, postdoctoral researchers and research fellows at grades 6-8.
Workshop theme
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By: Alexander Aghajanian
Last updated: Tuesday, 21 October 2025