Open Research Newsletter
The Open Research Newsletter ran for ten issues between 2023 and 2025, which can be read below in Google Docs format (UoY login required):
Issue #10 - June 2025
York Open Research Awards announcement
Forthcoming events: Pathways to sustainable scholarly publishing; Africa Research Network at York; Open Minds - exploring Open Educational Resources at York and beyond
Event Recording: Registered Reports and the future of open peer review
Improving access to PhD research through Wikidata
Case studies: Bridging People and Nature with Environmental Exploration & Action; Embracing ‘Diamond’ Open Access
Open Research Journey: Dr Zlatomira Ilchovska (Department of Psychology)
Issue #9 - April 2025
Discussion event: Registered Reports and the future of open peer review (6 May)
Case study: Developing openly accessible and user-friendly research software using R
Event recording: Breaking Barriers: Enhancing ECR Engagement in Open Research
Open Research Journey: Dr Colleen Morgan (Department of Archaeology)
Open Research Ecosystem: OAPEN and DOAB
Issue #8 - February 2025
York Open Research Awards 2025
Event: Help Shape the Future of Archaeological Knowledge on Wikipedia!
Event materials: The realities, challenges and future of open access publishing
Case study: Applying the principles of open science to maximise the potential impact of machine learning in healthcare research
Open Research Journey: Katie Vernon (Centre for Medieval Studies) & Yorgos Paschos (Archaeology)
Issue #7 - November 2024
Discussion event: The realities, challenges and future of open access publishing
Recording available: Open and participatory action research for social justice
Funding opportunity: Valuing Voices for Equitable and Responsible Research
Open Research Strategy Group and Advocates network updates
Open Research Journey: Dr Joe Spearing (Centre for Health Economics)
Issue #6 - October 2024
Research Culture Action Plan
New Open Research in Practice case studies
Discussion event: Open and participatory action research for social justice
Our Open Research Advocates network
Open Research Advocate Lucy Moore wins Open Education Award
Open Research Journey: Dr Dan Denis (Psychology)
Issue #5 - June 2024
Congratulations to our Open Research Awardees!
Open Research at York survey report
Recent open research events
Open Research Journey: Luqman Muraina (Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre)
‘Where can I publish?’ journal search tool
Open Research Ecosystem: Open Library of Humanities
Issue #4 - April 2024
York Open Research Awards 2024 announcement
Open Research at York events fortnight (7-17 May)
Research Data Management Infrastructure Survey
Open Research Journey: Dr Andrew Mason (Biology)
Open Research Ecosystem: OAPEN OA Books Toolkit
Issue #3 - February 2024
Spotlight on: Research Data Management at York
Open Research Journey: Alfie Lien-Talks (Archaeology)
Open Research Ecosystem: DMPonline
New open access books from York authors
Issue #2 - December 2023
Open Research Journey: Kirralise Hansford (Psychology)
UKRI open access books policy update
New publication from White Rose University Press
Call for papers: Aspectus: A Journal of Visual Culture
UKRN Open and Responsible Researcher Reward and Recognition (OR4) Project
Open Research Ecosystem: Programming Historian
ICYMI: Open Access Week blog posts
Issue #1 - October 2023
Welcome to our Newsletter!
Celebrating International Open Access Week (23-29 October)
Open research engagement surveys
Hello from our Graduate Engagement Leads
New and updated Library resources