UK Government invests £10 million to help universities move to open access

A £10 million Government investment announced by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts will help universities with the transition to open access to publicly-funded research findings. The investment will enable a number of research-intensive UK institutions to kick-start the process of developing policies and setting up funds to meet the costs of article processing charges. This is in line with the recommendations of the Finch report on open access, published in June