Leeds Arts University believes that open access to research at all stages of its creation is beneficial to innovation and the production of knowledge. It aims to support this through its policies and procedures. Open Research is regulated by the University’s Open Research and Data Protection Policies. Researchers are supported through the Open Research Guidelines document and also through training resources and events.
Principle #1
Open access to research data is an enabler of high-quality research, a facilitator of innovation and safeguards good research practice.
The University provides training and support in open access and open data.
Principle #2
There are sound reasons why the openness of research data may need to be restricted but any restrictions must be justified and justifiable.
The University’s Open Research Policy aims to support and enable the management of open research so that it can be “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”.
Principle #3
Open access to research data carries a significant cost, which should be respected by all parties.
The University provides an open access repository and supports researchers in how to source and use open data platforms such as Zenodo and Figshare.
Principle #4
The right of the creators of research data to reasonable first use is recognised.
The University’s research team supports researchers to protect their right to reasonable first use of any data they have generated, and advises researchers on how best to manage and protect their data depending on ethical, legal and funding constraints.
Principle #5
Use of others’ data should always conform to legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks including appropriate acknowledgement.
The University’s Open Research Policy calls for researchers to properly cite and comply with the licensing stipulated for third-party data or co-created data arising from collaborations. The policy also requires that researchers handle and manage research data in compliance with Leeds Arts University’s Data Protection Policy, as well as any legal, ethical, regulatory, contractual and Intellectual Property requirements throughout its life cycle.
Principle #6
Good data management is fundamental to all stages of the research process and should be established at the outset.
The University requires that researchers create and maintain a Data Management Plan for projects that produce or handle research data. Data Management Plans should form part of any ethics approval application through the Ethics App, which needs to be completed before any research project begins.
Principle #7
Data curation is vital to make data useful for others and for long-term preservation of data.
The University supports the FAIR data principles. Where appropriate, the University supports researchers to deposit Research Data in relevant data repositories in accessible formats, with rich metadata descriptions and persistent identifiers (such as Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) and Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and under a Creative Commons license. This is done to support researchers to make their research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.
Principle #8
Data supporting publications should be accessible by the publication date and should be in a citeable form.
The University’s Open Research Policy requires the proper citation of data and the compliance with the licensing stipulated for third-party data or co-created data arising from collaborations. Where appropriate, the University supports researchers to deposit their Research Data in relevant data repositories and supports them in writing data access statements for their publications.