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Mandy Thomas

Job: Research Governance Officer – Open Research

School/department: Research

Address: ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: 0116 366 4899

E: mandy.thomas@dmu.ac.uk

 

About Me

I joined ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ 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 ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ’s Research Services Directorate, I also work closely with Library and Learning Services, to implement ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ’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 ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ’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 ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ’s Open Access policy, and put in place a training, support and reporting service for ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ researchers and management on open access, including funder and REF compliance. 

Mandy