Pure profiles
Profiles for academic staff and postgraduate research students are created and maintained in the University’s research information system, Pure.
Profiles created in Pure are available to view on the Research Explorer portal on the University’s website. The Research Explorer portal showcases not only research academic profiles but also a wide range of publicly available activity including publications, datasets, press/media coverage as well as much more.
All the information on Research Explorer is indexed by the main search engines so that content is discoverable, and all content is fully searchable, allowing visitors to the University’s webpages to search across the breadth of research expertise at the University.
Find out how to set up your profile in Pure.
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Make your research open access
The Open Access (OA) Gateway helps researchers meet the OA requirements for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF) and the University's Publications Policy. Eligible authors can also apply for OA funding.
When you have a paper accepted for publication, submit your Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) to the Library for deposit to Pure.
The Library will ensure that your paper meets the OA requirements for the next REF by verifying the manuscript version, checking applicable journal and funder policies and setting embargo periods on publication.
Find out more about the Open Access Gateway.
Access Altmetric reports
The Library subscribes to a tool called Altmetric Explorer which helps authors conveniently track how their research is being discussed by non-academic audiences across platforms such as news, blogs, social media and policy documents.
Learn more about alternative metrics.
Using Kudos
Sharing a plain language translation of a paper makes it more likely to be picked up by key non-academic stakeholders such as journalists, government officials and the private sector.
Researchers can use a free tool called Kudos, which makes it easy to produce a non-technical description of research to be shared across social media.