Entries to this year’s GW4 Open Research Prize, which celebrates best practice in open research, have been extended to Friday 28th February.
As part of the second annual GW4 Open Research Week, the GW4 Alliance—comprising four of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, and Exeter— welcomes submissions to the GW4 Open Research Prize!
This year’s Prize will recognise outstanding entries that showcase exemplary open research practices, with three prizes of £250 in vouchers awarded to the best entry in each of three award categories.
- Widening Reach
- Improving Quality
- Poster Prize
Last year’s winning entries explored the potential of using simulation games for engaging with sheep farmers about sheep lameness; improving reproducibility and transparency of diabetes research with electronic health care records; and the influence of AI advice on decision-making strategies in a hypothesis testing.
This year’s Prize is open to submissions from all researchers (including postgraduate research students), in all disciplines, across the GW4 Alliance universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter.
Submissions from postgraduate research students (PGRs) and early career researchers (ECRS) are particularly encouraged.
Applications from technical and professional services staff, who conduct or support open research, are also welcomed and encouraged.
GW4 Alliance Director, Dr Joanna Jenkinson, said: “Open research breaks down barriers, accelerates innovation, and fosters global collaboration across disciplines. GW4 is committed to promoting open research across our institutions, ensuring that research outputs are both accessible and impactful on a wider scale. We are delighted to be working once again with our colleagues from across the Alliance on the Open Research Prize.”
Shortlisted entrants will be invited to join an in-person awards ceremony, which will take place during GW4 Open Research Week, on the 2nd April 2025, at the University of Bath.
Deadline for submissions is February 28th, 2025. For more information on how to apply, please see the prize webpages.
GW4 Open Research Week
The GW4 Open Research Prize is part of the annual GW4 Open Research Week, which celebrates best practices in open research.
Co-delivered by all four universities and led by the University of Bath for 2025, this year's week will take place from March 31st to April 4th 2025. The theme, "Open Research: Open Culture," will highlight a wide range of practices that promote accessibility, transparency, reproducibility, and visibility in research. Full details will be announce shortly.
Open research breaks down barriers, accelerates innovation, and fosters global collaboration across disciplines. GW4 is committed to promoting open research across our institutions, ensuring that research outputs are both accessible and impactful on a wider scale. We are delighted to be working once again with our colleagues from across the Alliance on the Open Research Prize.”
