Figshare and the Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI): What we’ve achieved and where we’re heading

By admin_figshare | May 30, 2023

At the beginning of 2022, we announced that Figshare had been awarded to participate in the NIH Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative. The aim of the program is to provide funding for repositories to grow their functionality and better meet the data sharing needs of research communities and meet the NIH Desirable Characteristics for Data Repositories. ‍GREI is sponsored by the NIH…

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Qatar National Library launches Manara, a new Figshare-powered repository for Qatar

By admin_figshare | April 21, 2023

Qatar National Library has launched Manara – Qatar Research Repository, an open platform that captures, preserves and provides access to scholarly research created in the country. It aims to promote global visibility and the discoverability of Qatar’s research across all disciplines. Manara, available at https://manara.qnl.qa/, is managed by the Library, co-funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) and powered…

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Data publishing is the biggest ROI in research today

By admin_figshare | February 13, 2023

By Mark Hahnel, Figshare CEO and Founder This week is International “Love Data Week”. Love Data Week is an international celebration of data. The theme this year is Data: Agent of Change. After a decade of running Figshare (a data publishing repository), I think the biggest cultural, and impactful change of the last 10 years to be ‘encouraging…

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Leeds Beckett University launches Figshare-powered repository

By admin_figshare | January 24, 2023

Leeds Beckett University (LBU), in partnership with Figshare, announces the launch of a new institutional repository: The Thesis and Research Data Repository, available at https://figshare.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/. Research at Leeds Beckett is growing, with subjects as diverse as Sport, Health, Built Environment and Arts & Humanities. LBU strives to ensure the impact of the organisation will be of sustainable, social,…

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University of Limerick launches Figshare-powered institutional repository

By admin_figshare | October 21, 2022

The University of Limerick (UL) announces the launch of a new Figshare-powered Institutional repository. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, and a university since 1989, UL is an independent, internationally-focused university with a proud record of innovation in education and excellence in research and scholarship. Having migrated from a DSpace-powered…

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Halfway to happiness – what the OSTP update means in the grand scheme

By admin_figshare | August 31, 2022

By Mark Hahnel, Figshare Founder and CEO It is very hard for any academic to argue with the concept of equitable access and equitable ability to publish research. The Office of Science and Technology Policy recently released their new memorandum outlining Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Freely Available Without Delay. It is already being ‘Hailed as…

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The National Teaching Repository: making an impact globally

By admin_figshare | July 14, 2022

Educators who share their successful teaching resources via the Figshare-powered National Teaching Repository (NTR) are having a positive impact on other teachers – and their students – right around the world. At this year’s UNESCO World Higher Education Conference, the National Teaching Repository (NTR) highlighted the value of the online resource not just to educators in the…

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Health Research Alliance (HRA) Open launches ORCID integration

By admin_figshare | July 12, 2022

HRA Open member-funded awardees can now log in to the HRA Open application using their ORCID login details. The Health Research Alliance (HRA) has partnered with Figshare and the National Library of Medicine to implement a new integration for member-funded awardees to log in to the HRA Open application using their ORCID login details. HRA Open is a valuable…

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