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UKRI open access policy information pack

An information pack for research organisations to use to engage researchers about the new UKRI open access policy.

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UKRI open access policy information pack (PDF)

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This pack provides information on the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) open access policy.

It is primarily intended for research organisations to support engagement with research staff about the policy.

It provides a summary of the policy requirements and supporting guidance.

Updates

  • 22 June 2026
    Information pack version 1.8: updated to reference new Open Access policy implementation strategy (slides 14-16), current initiatives in support of Open Access (slide 30), and removed future looking references to date now in the past.
  • 2 February 2024
    UKRI open access policy information pack version 1.7
  • 28 November 2023
    UKRI open access policy information pack version 1.6
  • 15 November 2023
    UKRI open access policy information pack version 1.5
  • 24 May 2023
    UKRI open access policy information pack version 1.4
  • 1 December 2022
    UKRI open access policy information pack version 1.3
  • 28 July 2022
    UKRI open access policy information pack version 1.2

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