Open Research Action Plan

Open Research aligns with the UK Government Research & Development roadmap, which states

“...we will strongly incentivise open data sharing where appropriate, so that reproducibility is enabled, and knowledge is shared and spread collaboratively”. In addition, a lack of openness in research practice has been cited as a contributor of the so-called “reproducibility crisis”,

and will likely be a central theme in the UK Parliament inquiry into Reproducibility and Research Integrity.

As an early Institutional Partner of the UK Reproducibility Network, Keele has an outstanding opportunity to lead on the enhancement and impact of our research through widespread engagement with Open Research practices. This will be bolstered by Keele’s inclusion in the successful £4.5million grant from Research England Development Fund to develop and evaluate high-quality training in Open Research, and to develop and evaluate institutional best-practice.  

The full action plan outlines 3 academic years' worth of activity to increase the awareness of—and engagement with—a variety of Open Research practices at Keele University. The action plan has been developed and agreed by the Research Integrity & Improvement Team, and was formally approved by University Research Committee on 25th November 2021.