Introductory Resources

Looking for a place to start with Open Research? These resources can help you get to grips with the basic concepts of Open Research in all of its forms. Whether you’re seeking to learn about the types of CreativeCommons licence, or for a more general survey of Open Research – the resource on these pages should help you get started.

Some of the resources refer to “Open Science” rather than “Open Research”; this is simply a case of terminology: “Science” in this context typically refers to all forms of research including the Arts and Humanities.

What is Open Research?

Open Research encompasses an array of practices. LERU and UNESCO both have fantastic introductory models of Open Research which are a great place to start.

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About Creative Commons Licenses

Description: An introduction to the various types of Creative Commons…

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Creative Commons License Picker

Description: A quiz to help you choose the best Creative…

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Edinburgh Digital Research Services

Support from this resource is available for University of Edinburgh…

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IAD Open Research Hub

Support from this resource is available for University of Edinburgh…

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The Turing Way

Description: The Turning Way is an handbook for reproducibile, ethical,…

Text reads: "UKRN Primer Animation Data Sharing". Illustration of two researchers discussing data.

UKRN Animation on Data Sharing

Description: A short animated introduction to data management and sharing,…

Text reads: "UKRN primer animation open access" and "open access publishing"

UKRN Animation on Open Access

Description: A short animated introduction to open access publishing, developed…

Text reads UKRN Primer Animation: Open code an software. Illustration of hands holding a present labelled "The code".

UKRN Animation on Open Code and Software

Description: A short animated introduction to open code and software,…