Research Councils UK (RCUK) has recently launched a call for evidence for the 2014 review of the implementation of the RCUK policy on Open Access. The independent review is aimed at helping RCUK to understand how effective the Open Access…
Academic Book of the Future
The AHRC is pleased to invite collaborative proposals to explore the Academic Book of the Future in the context of open access publishing and the digital revolution. This is a collaboration between the AHRC and the British Library, with both organisations…
Research Fortnight: Open-access review will be independent, pledges RCUK
Research Councils UK has committed to commissioning and independent review of its open access policies in 2014, in updated guidelines published on 9 April. RCUK first published an open-access policy in July 2012. A revised policy was published on 6…
Open Access: Know your Green from your Gold
If you’re aware of the Open Access (OA) debate in UK Higher Education but want a refresher on the details in advance of the RUCK OA policy, which comes into force on 1st April 2013, you should take a look…
RCUK announces block grants for universities to aid drives to open access to research outputs
Research Councils UK has today, 8th November, announced the details of the block grant funding mechanism that it is introducing to aid implementation of its policy on Open Access that was announced in July and is due to come into…
Open Access Week: Royal Society Publishing content FREE to access until 29 November 2012
Now entering its sixth year, Open Access Week is a global event bringing together the academic and research community, helping to inspire wider participation in online academia and learn about the potential benefits of Open Access. There has never been…