open access
Library support for new research students
Welcome! We are very excited to welcome you to Cranfield, and we are looking forward to supporting you throughout your research degree. We are always happy to help you – all you need to do ...
Important changes to research publishing policies
There have been a number of changes in publishing policy, and in the area of research support, since the start of the year. New Institutional Rights Retention Policy Cranfield has introduced an Institutional Rights Retention ...
Why restrict access to research data?
There are many reasons that open access to research data might be inappropriate e.g. political sensitivities, health and safety risks or agreements with commercial funders. The 'open' publication of anonymised data should be ruled out ...
New IEEE route to gold open access for UKRI-funded research
You probably know by now that if you publish a paper that acknowledges funding from UKRI (including Innovate UK) it must be made open access immediately upon publication with a CC-BY licence. To remind you, ...
Publishing gold open access without a fee – even when your paper doesn’t acknowledge a funder!
If you are suffering from ‘email fatigue’ following our campaign to ensure that papers acknowledging UKRI funding will meet their new open access policy, you may have missed some great news: you can publish gold ...
New UKRI open access policy is now active!
For anyone receiving UKRI funding, a new policy now applies for peer-reviewed research articles submitted for publication from 1 April 2022. Read the full policy now to ensure you know what your responsibilities are. ...