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Access to research outputs

NERC is committed to the principles articulated in the RCUK statement on access to research outputs and to ensuring that the ideas and knowledge derived from its research, survey and monitoring activities are made available as widely, rapidly and effectively as practicable.

To support access to environmental data the NERC Data Policy requires that award holders offer a copy of any dataset resulting from NERC-funded activities to its data centres. Our network of data centres support the long-term curation of NERC's environmental data holdings and provide access to these holdings.

In 2006 we published our position statement on access to research outputs. This focuses on improving access to published peer-reviewed papers supported by NERC-funding. NERC requires that, for new funding awards made after 1 October 2006, an electronic copy of any published peer-reviewed paper, supported in whole or in part by NERC-funding, is deposited at the earliest opportunity in an e-print repository. NERC also encourages award-holders to deposit published peer-reviewed papers arising from awards made before October 2006.

In order to improve access to the outputs of its research centres NERC has established an e-print Research Repository.

For enquiries about the NERC Data Policy or the NERC Position Statement on Access to Research Outputs please contact NERC's data management co-ordinator, Mark Thorley.

Mark Thorley