Open Research resources

Below are five open research and open access resources for students, staff and communities of practice to use when designing, searching for, or sharing research.

OU Library Research Support

Information on how the OU currently supports open access to our research data and outputs.

Find out more about Library Research Support

Open Research Online (ORO)

Discover research at The Open University with our publicly accessible, searchable and free repository of research outputs from our research community.

Visit the ORO website

Open Research Data Online (ORDO)

Discover research data from our dedicated research centres, institutes, schools and faculties, all publicly accessible, searchable and free.

Visit the ORDO website

Open Access Publications Policy

Our open access policy means that our research is freely accessible to practitioners, charities, NGOs and the commercial sector across the globe.

View the Open Access Publications Policy

Research Data Management

In keeping with OU principles of openness, our research data is open and accessible to other researchers, as soon as appropriate and verifiable, and subject to appropriate safeguards and legal and commercial requirements.

Find out more about Research Data Management