Open Research Comic
A mini-comic on open research practices
The Comic
PhD student Illya feels unprepared for a new task at hand: open access publishing. At lunch, fellow researchers step in to lend a hand, bringing Ada the owl over to help. One conversation leads into another as the group learns some of the nuances of open research practices.
Jump to a page:
- Introduction to open research and open access
- Types of open access
- Benefits and funding options
- The research lifecycle
- Summary of terms
- Learn More about Open Research
- Bonus page about owls!
About the Project
The comic was created by Kelsey Bezaire and Dr Helen Gray as part of a project funded by the Newcastle University Research England QR Enhancing Research Culture Fund. The aim was to use graphic storytelling (in the form of a comic strip) to help researchers to understand open research principles and practices, including addressing common questions and barriers to implementation, regardless of discipline, providing information and advice on how to start engaging in open research. Find out more about how the comic was made.
Reusing this content
Please save and share if you find these pages helpful! Each comic page is broken into sections for ease of saving and re-use. The comic images are copyright CC-BY-ND, so we just ask that you credit the creators and not transform/redraw.
The Script
If you want to read a text-only version of the comic you can download the script for the entire comic series!