Open Research Governance and Strategy
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Open Research: a strategic priority
Open Research is a foundational enabler of research quality, impact, and digital capability across the research lifecycle. The University Strategy to 2035, From Manchester to the world, commits Manchester to remaining a leader in Open Access and public research.
The Office for Open Research is the University of Manchester Library’s informed response to the University’s focus on Open Research, developed as a lead priority area of the Library’s Imagine 2030 strategic programme, and continued in the Library's subsequent Imagine 2035 strategy.. This represents one of the most significant investments in the future of publishing, data and open knowledge by any UK university, reaching across all Humanities and Science disciplines. We support the University to progress its strategic goal to accelerate the path from research excellence to impact by delivering initiatives and projects through our Open Research Programme.
You can find out more about the strategic context for the Office for Open Research by watching this interview with the Director of The University of Manchester Library, Professor Christopher Pressler:
Open Research governance
The Office for Open Research reports to The University of Manchester’s Open Research Strategy Group (ORSG), chaired by the Vice President for Research.
You can watch this interview with The University’s Vice President for Research, Professor Colette Fagan, providing more information on how Open Research is progressed at The University of Manchester through effective governance: