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Open research aims to open the process of research to all levels of society, increasing the impact, effectiveness and reproducibility of scholarly research.
As a life-changing university committed to engaging in impactful research, we support our research community in adopting open practices.
The University has an Open Access Mandate which requires researchers to deposit the accepted manuscript of any peer-reviewed journal or conference proceeding in SURE, the institutional repository, within three months of acceptance for publication. The University also encourages the deposit of other scholarly outputs such as monographs, reports, and practice-based or creative work in line with our open research commitments.
The University mandates the Open Access deposit of all PhD theses in SURE as a condition of graduation.
For assistance and support with Open Research, contact sure@sunderland.ac.uk.
Read the University of Sunderland Open Access Mandate.
Members of staff and research students undertaking research at the University of Sunderland have access to a wide range of excellent information resources and the expert support of library staff to help them make the most of them.
View the library webpages for researchers and Open Research and Scholarly Communications Guide.
In line with its commitment to open research and the recognition of a wide range of scholarly outputs being journal article, the University is a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration of Research Assessment (DORA).
DORA is an international declaration on the responsible use of ‘metrics’ or research indicators. Its principles are:
Having signed DORA, the University will now work toward fully implementing its principles.
To embed these commitments in our practice, we have adopted a Responsible Metrics Statement.pdf.
