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November 23, 2023

The State of Open Data 2023: Key takeaways for Librarians

The State of Open Data 2023 was recently released by Figshare, Digital Science and Springer Nature. The report presents the findings of a global survey that saw over 6000 respondents. Now in its eighth year, it…

The State of Open Data
October 11, 2023

How leading publishers are embracing open data

The 2022 State of Open Data survey found that the majority of researchers are looking to their publishers for support with sharing their data and making it openly available. Publishers globally are implementing different strategies and experimenting…

Open research
May 30, 2023

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

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…

Open research
April 21, 2023

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

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…

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February 13, 2023

Data publishing is the biggest ROI in research today

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…

Open research
January 26, 2023

Middlebury College announces the launch of their new Institutional Repository

Middlebury College announces the launch of their new Institutional Repository Middlebury College is a liberal arts college and, founded in 1800, was the first operating college in the state of Vermont. When looking for a…

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January 24, 2023

Leeds Beckett University launches Figshare-powered repository

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,…

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October 21, 2022

University of Limerick launches Figshare-powered institutional repository

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…

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August 31, 2022

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

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…

Open research
July 14, 2022

The National Teaching Repository: making an impact globally

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…

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