As of 27th Jan there are approximately 75,700 records in our Current Research Information System (PURE), of which 15,486 have open access documents available to the general public (20% open access). In addition there are 71 records with documents waiting for validation.
Looking specifically at just journal articles and conference proceedings:
| All time OA docs | Open access % | 2008 onwards OA docs | Open access % | |
| Medicine & Veterinary Medicine | 6450 | 26 | 4537 | 32 |
| Humanities & Social Science | 2667 | 19 | 2239 | 32 |
| Science & Engineering | 5514 | 22 | 3688 | 30 |
Monthly application figures to the Gold Open Access funds:
| Month | Applications to RCUK | Applications to Wellcome |
| October 2013 | 23 | – |
| November 2013 | 27 | 20 |
| December 2013 | 19 | 9 |
| January 2014 | 32 | 13 |
| February 2014 | 24 | 13 |
Status of the RCUK fund – currently there is £327,222 left in the fund, with an additional £65,011 committed on articles submitted for publication. Altogether the fund has 39% left in the account.
Status of the Wellcome fund – since the start of the new reporting period (November 2013) the cumulative open access spend has been £108,372