Open Research
What is Open Access and Open Research?
Open Access (OA) means making research findings freely available so that everyone can benefit from reading and using research.
OA is part of a wider Open Research movement, which promotes the free exchange of knowledge and resources, transparency and reproducibility, collaboration with diverse communities, and open sharing of research outputs, data, software and code.
The University’s Open Access Policy outlines University of Huddersfield author responsibilities with regards to open research.
REF: Act on Acceptance!
To comply with the REF 2029 Open Access Policy, researchers must add their journal articles and published conference papers to Pure within three months of acceptance.
For information on how to use this system, visit our guidance on Pure.
Funder Requirements
Many funders, such as UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Wellcome Trust, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and Horizon Europe, all have their own open access policies.
If your research acknowledges funding, there may be specific requirements around open research or open data that you will need to comply with. Contact oa@hud.ac.uk for advice.
Support for Open Access publishing
Gold Open Access
What is Gold Open Access and how does the University support this? Click here to find out more!
Green Open Access
Unsure about Green Open Access? Find out more here!