Open Research Award 2025
20 Mar 2025
Call for nominations – deadline Wednesday, 30 April
The University’s Open Research Conference 2025, takes place on Monday, 9 June and Tuesday, 10 June, at the Alliance Manchester Business School. The event will bring together researchers, postgraduate researchers (PGRs), and research support professionals to explore the latest innovations and practices in Open Research.
As part of the conference, we are pleased to announce nominations for our annual Open Research Award 2025, recognising individuals and teams who have made outstanding contributions to Open Research at Manchester. Winners and highly commended nominees will be celebrated at the conference evening reception on Monday, 9 June 2025.
Who can be nominated?
- Academic, technical, and professional services staff.
- Postgraduate researchers (PGRs).
- Individuals and research teams (self-nominations welcome)
Our selection criteria, where applicable, include demonstrable engagement with Open Research through community and training initiatives, adherence to open and FAIR data principles, commitment to open access publishing, use of open software, and alignment with the University's Open Research policies.
Award recipients will:
- Receive a commemorative trophy (winner).
- Gain the title of Honorary Fellow of the Office for Open Research.
- Be invited to join the Open Research Fellowship alumni network.
- Act as Open Research ambassadors within the University and beyond.
- Have the opportunity to contribute guest articles to the Open Research Digest.
Nominate now
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, 30 April.
You can submit your nomination at:
To learn more, visit the Conference sign up page or contact openresearch@manchester.ac.uk
Further information
To find out more about how our University enables open and impactful research – one of four themes of our research culture and environment – visit: