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Mandy Thomas

Job: Research Governance Officer – Open Research

School/department: Research

Address: 51ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: 0116 366 4899

E: mandy.thomas@dmu.ac.uk

 

About Me

I joined 51ºÚÁÏÉçÇø in February 2015, after working for a number of years in the voluntary sector in a variety of information, project and development roles.

Role Summary

As a member of 51ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s Research Services Directorate, I also work closely with Library and Learning Services, to implement 51ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s policies on open access and research data management. 

My role involves training and supporting researchers in making their publications and data open access. Currently I am project-managing the development of 51ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s research data management infrastructure and support.

Areas of Expertise

  • Open access for research publications
  • Research data management and open data

Experience and Accomplishments

Working together with colleagues in Library and Learning Services, we have updated 51ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s Open Access policy, and put in place a training, support and reporting service for 51ºÚÁÏÉçÇø researchers and management on open access, including funder and REF compliance. 

Mandy