Open Research team

The Open Research team works in partnership with academic and research staff, postgraduate researchers, and other staff facilitating research.

The team provides online and in-person support through individual appointments, departmental meetings and training workshops delivered through the Building Research and Innovation Capacity (BRIC) programme.

Team member	Focus
Thom Blake, Open Research Manager	Manager for the Open Research team
Ben Catt, Open Research Librarian	Coordinating Open Research at York community initiatives and communication channels Guidance, training and advocacy to support and promote open research practices Support for copyright and licensing issues relating to research and publication
Jon Cook, Open Research Project Officer	Communicating new policy and process changes to departments and researchers Reviewing guidance materials and support activities Skills training for staff and postgraduate researchers
Lindsey Myers, Open Research Librarian	Support and training for the principles and practice of research data management Guidance and advocacy for data deposit and sharing, including Research Data York Reviews of data management plans
Matthew Herring and Amanda Briant, Open Research Specialists	Library services supporting open access and research data deposit
Luqman Muraina, Yorgos Paschos and Katie Vernon, Graduate Engagement Leads	Working with the Library and practitioners across the University to develop training, advocacy and community-building initiatives for open research