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 ...
Renewed publisher deals – help with making your published work open access
Great news! Library Services has just renewed two major Read and Publish deals which allow Cranfield authors to make their work open access by covering much of the costs involved. It has taken a while ...
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, ...
Helping you comply with the UKRI Open Access policy: New workflow
After requests from researchers for a simplified visual of the new UKRI Open Access policy, the Library's research team have created a workflow you can follow. It will help you ensure your work complies with ...