The purpose of CERES is to provide suitable storage, retrieval, and display of Cranfield research output, supporting the University’s commitment to open research, promoting and sharing Cranfield expertise. Content includes, but is not limited, to pre-prints, journal articles, conference papers, theses, books and book chapters, technical reports, patents, posters, software, and datasets (via CORD in CERES). Content is provided both by direct deposit into CERES and through the University’s CRIS system.
The CERES Repository Terms of Use form the framework that determines how members of the University, and the community of end users, interact with CERES.
The service level definition for CERES is an uptime of 99.7% to meet the technical requirements of Plan S.
View the current Accessibility Statement on the CERES repository homepage.
The University's Library Services Research Support Team is responsible for managing CERES and works with IT Services and the Research and Innovation Office, and with commercial partners PTFS and Digital Science, to ensure its integrations with other University systems.
The team is responsible for:
The Research Support Team report directly to the Head of Library Education, Research & Skills Services, who is part of the Library Leadership Team in Library Services.
Please email the Research Support Team in Library Services.