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Open access agreements for the UK

Find out if your institution has an open access agreement with 911±¬ΑΟ³ΤΉΟ

To support authors in publishing open access (OA), 911±¬ΑΟ³ΤΉΟ partners with institutions globally to provide flexible agreements that help cover OA publication costs (known as article processing charges, or APCs). These agreements allow authors from eligible institutions to publish in 911±¬ΑΟ³ΤΉΟ’s fully OA journals across BMC, Springer, Discover, Palgrave Macmillan and the 911±¬ΑΟ³ΤΉΟ portfolio with financial support from their institution.

Depending on the terms of the agreement, your institution may offer:

  • Full APC coverage - 100% of the APC is paid by the institution
  • A percentage discount - e.g. 10% off the list price APC
  • Fixed price coverage - e.g. up to €1,000 paid by the institution

Here is a full list of institutions with consortium or individual agreements covering OA publishing fees

Click through the links below or contact your librarian to find out more about the terms and conditions of available funding.

Institutions are listed alphabetically :  A-G  H-N  O-T  U-Y

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Abertay University

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Aberystwyth University

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Alan Turing Institute

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Anglia Ruskin University

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Arden University

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Aston University

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Babraham Institute

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Bangor University

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Birkbeck College

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Birmingham City University

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Bournemouth University

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British American Tobacco Group Research & Development Centre

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British Antarctic Survey

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British Geological Survey

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Brunel University

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Canterbury Christ Church University

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Cardiff Metropolitan University

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Cardiff University

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CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory

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City, University of London

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Cranfield University

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Daresbury Laboratory

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Edge Hill University

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Edinburgh Napier University

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Glasgow Caledonian University

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Glasgow School of Art

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Goldsmiths' College

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Institutes Name

BMCDiscover

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Heriot-Watt Universityβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Imperial College Londonβ€“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicineβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
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James Hutton Institute

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James Hutton Institute (Aberdeen and Dundee)β€“β€“βœ“β€“β€“
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King's College London

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Kingston Universityβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“

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Leeds Beckett Universityβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Liverpool Hope Universityβ€“β€“β€“βœ“βœ“
Liverpool John Moores Universityβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicineβ€“β€“βœ“β€“β€“
London Business Schoolβ€“β€“β€“βœ“βœ“
London Metropolitan Universityβ€“β€“βœ“β€“β€“
London School of Economics and Political Scienceβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicineβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
London South Bank Universityβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Loughborough Universityβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
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Manchester Metropolitan Universityβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Marine Biological Associationβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Medical Research Council Lab of Molecular Biologyβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Middlesex Universityβœ“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Moredun Research Instituteβ€“β€“βœ“β€“β€“
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biologyβ€“β€“βœ“β€“β€“
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National Museums Scotlandβ€“β€“β€“βœ“βœ“
National Oceanography Centre (NOC)β€“β€“βœ“βœ“βœ“
Newcastle Universityβ€“β€“βœ“β€“β€“
Northumbria Universityβ€“β€“βœ“β€“β€“
Norwich Bioscience Institutesβœ“

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Nottingham Trent University

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911±¬ΑΟ³ΤΉΟ Portfolio

Palgrave Macmillan

Springer

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Open University

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Oxford Brookes University

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory

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Queen Margaret University

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Queen Mary, University of London

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Queens University Belfast

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RESYST Consortium

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Robert Gordon University

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Rothamsted Research Ltd.

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Conservatoire Scotland

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Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

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Royal Observatory Edinburgh

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Royal Veterinary College

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)

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Scottish Agricultural College (SRUC)

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Scottish Association for Marine Science

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Sheffield Hallam University

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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St George's, University of London

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Swansea University

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The Foundation and Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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The Francis Crick Institute

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The James Hutton Institute

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The Natural History Museum Development Trust

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The Pirbright Institute

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911±¬ΑΟ³ΤΉΟ Portfolio

Palgrave Macmillan

Springer

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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UK Health Security Agency

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University College London

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University of Aberdeen

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University of Abertay Dundee

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University of Bath

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University of Bedfordshire

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University of Birmingham

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University of Bradford

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University of Bristol

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University of Cambridge

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University of Central Lancashire

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University of Chester

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University of Cumbria

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University of Derby

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University of Dundee

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University of Durham

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University of East Anglia

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University of Edinburgh

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University of Essex

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University of Exeter

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University of Glasgow

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University of Gloucestershire

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University of Greenwich

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University of Hertfordshire

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University of Huddersfield

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University of Hull

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University of Keele

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University of Kent

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University of Lancaster

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University of Leeds

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University of Leicester

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University of Lincoln

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University of Liverpool

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University of London

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University of London, Goldsmiths

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University of Manchester

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University of Newcastle upon Tyne

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University of Northampton

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University of Northumbria at Newcastle

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University of Nottingham

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University of Oxford

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University of Plymouth

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University of Portsmouth

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University of Reading

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University of Roehampton

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University of Salford

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University of Sheffield

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University of Southampton

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University of St Andrews

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University of Stirling

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University of Strathclyde

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University of Suffolk

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University of Surrey

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University of Sussex

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University of the Highlands and Islands

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University of the West of England

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University of the West of England, Bristol

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University of the West of Scotland

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University of Ulster

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University of Wales Trinity St David with Swansea University

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University of Warwick

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University of Westminster

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University of Worcester

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Wellcome Sanger Institute

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York St John University

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