The first Aston University Open Research Awards were held and awarded in 2023. See Aston University’s Open Research Statement for an overview of Open Research and how Open Research is supported at Aston.
Thank you to everyone who entered the Second Aston Open Research Awards. The 2025 winners are:
-in the established researcher category, the winner is Sarah Olive, School of Law and Social Sciences; and
-in the postgraduate researcher category, the winner is Michelle Oxtoby, College of Health and Life Sciences.
The 2025 awards event will be held 13:00-14:30, 21st October 2025, during International Open Access Week.
For more about the previous Awards, see: https://libguides.aston.ac.uk/openresearchawards/2023.
Resources:
The UKRN Open Research Examples of Good Practice and Research Across Disciplines
The FAIR Principles for data management and stewardship