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About OpenAir

OpenAIRis the Robert Gordon University Open Access Institutional Repository. Operational since 2006, it contains the full text of high quality research publications produced by staff and research students at RGU.

Content found on OpenAirincludes:

  • Artefacts, designs and exhibitions
  • Books and book chapters
  • Conference papers
  • Journal articles
  • Reports
  • Research data
  • Theses

A full list of the types of content is available in the repository policy.

OpenAIR enables the University’s researchers to meet the Open Access requirements of funders and the REF, reinforced by the University’s own Open Access mandate

Contact the OpenAIR team

Further information

Publications and other research outputs can be added to OpenAIR after being recorded in the “Outputs” module of Worktribe, the University’s research information system. The Publications Team provide training for researchers on how to use Worktribe Outputs. A list of upcoming training sessions is available online:

News

Published: 24 April 2026

Two academics from Gray’s School of Art have been selected to be part of the cohort for the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s (RSE) first-ever Research Leadership Scheme.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has risen 12 places in the Complete University Guide 2027, climbing from 87th to 75th in the UK - one of the most significant improvements among UK universities this year.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has risen 12 places in the Complete University Guide 2027, climbing from 87th to 75th in the UK - one of the most significant improvements among UK universities this year.