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Institutional rights retention policies – what next?

Rights retention is an opportunity for the sector to challenge the existing paradigm. Implementation of funders’ rights retention policies has prompted many academic institutions to take even stronger steps towards supporting their researchers to retain rights by adopting Institutional Rights Retention Policies (IRRPs). We have been supporting all UK higher education institutions (HEIs) in accelerating […]

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From fullstack to jamstack: building a modern portfolio of open research products

Software systems should never stand still. They should constantly be evolving, striving to provide a better, more modern experience for their users. The developers and product managers who support and maintain them should always be asking the questions: “Is our system becoming outdated? Is it serving our customers’ needs? Can we do this better?” For […]

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Updated resources: understanding key concepts of the UKRI open access policy

Following the original series of short guides which explain key concepts in the UKRI open access policy, as well as open access more broadly, we are happy to announce that new resources have been added. Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Each guide gives an overview of a concept, product or platform, the process involved, the […]