The programme for the National Open Research Festival 2025 (#NORFest2025), which will be held on 6-7 November 2025 at the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin is now published.
Programme highlights include:
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- A keynote talk by Ms. Joy Owango, Founding Director of the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa);
- Expert speakers including Franklin van der Hoeven, Programme Manager, Open Science, TU Delft; Lautaro Matas, Executive and Technical Director of LA Referencia and Rebecca Lawrence, Vice-Chair of DORA;
- Panel discussions on ‘Global Open Research’ and ‘Why knowledge security enables Open Science’;
- ‘Cross-cutting policy agendas’ and ‘Open Research for Innovation’ lightning talks;
- Interactive workshops on both days of the festival from ‘Open Research 101’ to ‘Community Engagement’ workshops.
Check out the full list of speakers and workshops on the programme and visit our designated NORFest webpage for more details about the event.
Event registration will open on Wednesday, 1 October 2025.
