This is a guest blog post written by Dominic Tate, Associate Director, Head of Library Research Support

We were delighted to learn that the Library Research Support Team, of which the Research Data Service is a part of, has been shortlisted for ‘Outstanding Library Team of the Year’ in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards. These prestigious national awards are sometimes dubbed the “Oscars of higher education” and we understand that there were a record number of submissions this year.

This nomination reflects the pioneering work the team has done in the area of rights retention, open research and citizen science.

Members of the Library Research Support Team will be attending a black tie dinner and award ceremony in Birmingham on 28th November; competition is fierce and there are some excellent entries, so please keep your fingers crossed for us.