Open Research Governance and Strategy
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Open Research: a strategic priority
Open Research is a strategic priority for The University of Manchester, with the cultivation of ‘an open and responsible research environment’ identified as a key goal of the Our Future research and discovery theme. Open Research principles and practices will be integral to accelerating the University’s research impact, an identified priority area for development of the new Manchester 2035 strategy.
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. 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.
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: