Depositing Your Work in the University Repository
Deposit your research, scholarly, and creative outputs in the University's institutional open access repository to increase visibility and impact.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Transition to 'Open Research Newcastle' (Launching Late May 2025)
As part of the University's Research Enablement Program, we are replacing our current repository, NOVA, with a new system: Open Research Newcastle (powered by FigShare). The new platform will launch in late May 2025.
Why the change? NOVA faces challenges with usability and meeting modern research needs. Open Research Newcastle will provide a more intuitive experience, making research outputs more discoverable, compliant, and accessible.
Key points during the transition:
- Existing Deposits: All open access items currently in NOVA will be automatically migrated to Open Research Newcastle. No action is needed from you for these items.
- Deposit Pauses: Temporary pauses on processing new deposits are necessary for a smooth transition. See specific sections below for details.
- Resumption: Publication processing is expected to resume in June 2025, shortly after the new platform launches.
- Help: For questions during this period, use the enquiry forms linked below.
Publications (Articles, Chapters, Papers, Creative Works, Grey Literature and Other Outputs)
>>> TEMPORARY PAUSE ON NEW DEPOSITS <<<
- Status: Processing of new publication deposits is paused between 30th April and June 2025.
- Reason: To ensure data integrity during the transition to Open Research Newcastle.
- Need help? Please submit details via the Support with open research systems form.
Theses (HDR)
>>> SUBMISSIONS OPEN / REPOSITORY PROCESSING PAUSED <<<
- Status: HDR candidates are required to submit their final theses through the Thesis deposit submission form.
- Processing Pause: The upload of submitted theses into the University’s Institutional open access repository is paused between 30th April and June 2025. Theses submitted during this time will be held securely and processed after the launch of Open Research Newcastle.
- Contact: For repository-specific questions during the pause: complete the Thesis advice and support form.
(Contact Graduate Research directly for examination queries/submission).
Research Data
>>> TEMPORARY PAUSE ON PUBLISHING DATA TO THE REPOSITORY <<<
- Status: You can still create a data management plan, dataset record and data publication using the Data Management Dashboard, however, processing your data publications into the University’s Institutional open access repository will be temporarily paused between 30th April and June 2025.
- Need help? Please submit details via the Support with open research systems form.