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LSHTM Open Research Awards 2026

By Gareth Knight · 07/07/2026 · Open Access, Open Research, Research Data Management, Uncategorised · Comments Off on LSHTM Open Research Awards 2026

On 7 July, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) held its inaugural Open Research Awards as part of the LSHTM Festival.

The awards were intended to recognize and celebrate the amazing work performed by LSHTM students and staff members to advance health research through the use of open methods and practices.

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Does LSHTM need an institutional rights retention policy?

By Camilla Ridgewell · 16/07/2024 · Open Access, Open Research, Plan S, Research Online · Comments Off on Does LSHTM need an institutional rights retention policy?

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Yes!

For too long research outputs have been restricted behind paywalls, with authors unable to reuse their own work without first getting permission from their publisher – having signed away their rights in restrictive licence to publish agreements. We argue that having an institutional…