16 posts
By Jack Nash
20 February 2026
Open data is a key component of open science practices, and making your data available for others to reuse can increase the validity, reproducibility, and impact of your research. In the following blog post, we outline the benefits of data reuse and offer insight into the best practices for sharing your data with other researchers. […]
By Jack Nash
21 February 2025
Open data can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be! In this blog post, we’ll cover some of the frequently asked questions our team receives about Open Data to help you get your data ready for submission to Wellcome Open Research.
By Jack Nash
29 April 2024
Open data has been rapidly gaining momentum over the past decade, with funders and institutions alike introducing data-sharing policies to align with frameworks like the FAIR Data principles. Wellcome Open Research advocates its own open data policy, requiring researchers to make data as open as possible and as closed as necessary. To demonstrate open data in action, […]
By Jack Nash
22 February 2024
Open data can help to improve reproducibility, transparency, and trust in research, playing a key role in open science. However, while it has lots of benefits, researchers working with sensitive or commercial information can face challenges with data sharing practices. In our blog, we explore how researchers can share sensitive data openly and safely.
By Jack Nash
09 December 2020
There to advise, encourage and support you on best data practices. In this piece, data stewards from different institutions around the globe have kindly shared their knowledge and expertise. For those in need of inspiration and useful pointers, read through these pieces of advice on why and how to openly share your data.
By Jack Nash
15 October 2020
As the drive for transparent research progresses, the ECRAB invites you to be part of the greater good and submit a data note for publication on Wellcome Open Research.
By Guest Author
15 September 2020
In this blog post, Quentin Leclerc, a PhD student working on antimicrobial resistance, discusses his and his colleagues’ article, published on Wellcome Open Research, and explains why they chose to use not one, but four, open datasets and the benefits of doing so.
By Jack Nash
20 August 2020
Separating the facts from fiction – It is time to silence the myths and shine a light on the truth about data sharing. In this piece, we cover all angles on the forms and types that data exists as; show you that help is available and who you can turn to for information and guidance; and how data sharing actually establishes and confirms ownership of your data via authorship.