A new independent working group has been set up to examine how UK-funded research findings can be made more accessible. The group will propose a programme of action and make recommendations to Government, research funders, publishers and other interested parties on how access to research findings and outcomes can be broadened for key audiences such as researchers, policy makers and the general public. It will seek to identify the key goals and guiding principles that should underlie public policy on publication of, and access to, research findings. Further details of the working group can be found on the HEFCE website at - http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2011/access.htm.