The new Research Publications Policy: Retaining author rights Webinar (2026.02.23)

Dates
Monday, February 23, 2026 - 11:00 to 11:45
Location
Online (Teams)
Contact
[email protected]

You wrote it. You own it.

From 1 March 2026, the OU is implementing a new Research Publications Policy to make Open Access publishing easy. Come along to this introductory session to learn more about what the policy means for your rights as an author.

Target audience: 

  • Postgraduate Research Students 
  • Research Staff, and 
  • Research Support Staff

Session leads:  

  • Gwen Kent
  • Nicola Dowson

Be able to: 

1) summarise the purpose and scope of the Research Publications Policy and the benefits of rights retention

2) locate online guidance about the policy and how it might apply to research outputs

3) opt out of the policy, if needed

Registration:  

If you want to join, please register and you'll get a calendar invite. The session will be recorded, so if you can't make it but still want the recording, register and mention in the comments that you won't be there live. 

Register now

Contact us

Library Research Support team