Open Research Conference 2025

14 May 2025

Find out more about our Open Research offering and success stories here at Manchester – Monday, 9 and Tuesday, 10 June

The University’s Open Research Conference 2025 is taking place on Monday, 9 June and Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at the Alliance Manchester Business School.

The Conference is free and open to attendees from all institutions.

Since the launch of its Open Research Programme in 2022, the University has been committed to advocating and supporting Open Research practices across the institution.

Now in its third year, the conference will showcase the progress we’ve made, alongside contributions from colleagues across the UK, who are leading the way in embedding Open Research into everyday practice.

Themes include:

• Open Research in Communication and Publishing
• Open Research in Practice
• Open Research in Collaboration
• Open Research Software
• Open Research with Sensitive Data
• Building Skills and Communities for Open Research

Keynote speakers:

• Stephen Curry, Research on Research Institute, The Open Imperative (Day 1).
• Giovanna Lima, San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), DORA: Enabling the Open Research Future (Day 2).

Register now

To register, please visit the Conference sign up page.

Further information

For more information, contact the team at openresearch@manchester.ac.uk

Enabling open and impactful research is one of four themes in our Research Culture and Environment here at Manchester. Find out more at:

• Research Culture and Environment
• Enabling open and impactful research