Funder policy

The research councils are committed to the guiding principles that publicly funded research must be made available to the public and remain accessible for future generations.  For more information, see the RCUK Position Statement on Access to Research Outputs  

Most funders have some form of policy regarding data, although the extent and detail of these vary greatly.

Summary guidance from the University of Oxford's major research funders is available at the following links:

 AHRC - Arts and Humanities Research Council
 BA - British Academy
 BBSRC - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
 BHF - British Heart Foundation
 CRUK - Cancer Research UK
 EC - European Commission
 ERC - European Research Council
 EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
 ESRC - Economic and Social Research Council
 MRC - Medical Research Council
 NIH - National Institutes of Health
 NERC - Natural Environment Research Council
 RS - Royal Society
 STFC - Science and Technology Facilities Council
 Wellcome Trust