Open Research team

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

We provide one-to-one support (via email, telephone, Zoom or Google Meet) and also deliver training activities and briefings for departments. We can help with:

Open Access, including University policy, funder mandates, and REF OA requirements
Research data management, including University and funder data policies, data management planning, data deposit and sharing, and advocacy for good practice
Open research skills to promote openness and transparency in research, and developing networks of open research practice
Publishing your research
Copyright legislation and exceptions concerning scholarly publications
Citation analysis and bibliometrics, general principles and practice for individual researchers.

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Open Research team

lib-open-research@york.ac.uk

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The team

Team member	Role	Focus
Thom Blake	Open Research Manager	Team management and strategy Support for open access and research publications York Open Access Fund Open access repository services General open research enquiries
Lindsey Myers	Open Research Librarian	Support for the principles and practice of research data management Guidance and advocacy for data deposit and sharing Reviews of data management plans Research Data York service Skills training to postgraduate researchers and staff
Ben Catt	Open Research Librarian	Coordinating Open Research at York community of practice initiatives Guidance and advocacy for research transparency and reproducibility Support for copyright and licensing issues relating to research Skills training to postgraduate researchers and staff
Matthew Herring	Open Research Specialist	Library services supporting open access and research data deposit
Amanda Briant	Open Research Specialist	Library services supporting open access and research data deposit
Paula Schirrmacher	Research Intelligence Analyst	Responsible bibliometric analysis to support data-driven decision-making Guidance and skills training in bibliometrics for stakeholders across the university
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
Kirralise Hansford Luqman Muraina Melissa Kays	Graduate Engagement Leads	Working with the Library and practitioners across the University to develop training, advocacy and community-building initiatives for open research

Contact us

Open Research team

lib-open-research@york.ac.uk