Governance
Funding
The National Open Research Forum is a Government of Ireland initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, through the Higher Education Authority
Management
The activities of NORF are overseen by the National Open Research Coordinator. This position is based at the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), which is headquartered under the legal entity of the Royal Irish Academy. It is co-chaired by the Health Research Board (HRB) and the HEA.
Steering Group
NORF is overseen by a Steering Group of leading experts and key stakeholders in Open Research. The role of the Steering Group is to provide objective expert advice, guidance and comment on the methods and direction of NORF.
PATRICIA CLARKE
Programme Manager: EU Programme and Policy; National Delegate for Health, Horizon Europe Member, HERA Advisory Forum, HRB (co-chair)
TIM CONLON
Head of Policy and Strategic Planning, International Programmes & Gender Equality, HEA (co-chair)
NATIONAL OPEN RESEARCH COORDINATOR
National Open Research Coordinator, National Open Research Forum, Digital Repository of Ireland (coordinator)
MICHELLE DORAN
Project Manager, National Open Research Forum, Digital Repository of Ireland (secretariat)
JANE BURNS
Director of Education & Public Engagement, Technological University of the Shannon
RONAN BYRNE
Chief Executive Officer, HEAnet
LORRAINE CAULFIELD
Innovation, Research and Development Policy, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Gianpiero Cavalleri
Deputy Director of FutureNeuro, Professor of Human Genetics at RCSI and Director of the Human Genetic Variation Research Group
John Cox
University Librarian, University of Galway
Brian donnellan
Vice President, Engagement and Innovation | Interim Vice President for Research, Maynooth University
WILLIE DONNELLY
Acting Director of Research, Development, and Innovation, Technological Higher Education Association
Lisa Griffith
Director, Digital Repository of Ireland
Greg Hughes
Professor, School of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University
Jack Hyland
IReL Manager, Maynooth University
Allison Kavanagh
Chair, CONUL Head of Library Services, Technological University Dublin
Lisa Keating
Director of Research and Innovation, Irish Universities Association
Tim McCormac
Head of Research and Graduate Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology
Laura Méchineau-Phelan / Aoife Lawton
Health Service Executive
Joseph Moore
Principal, Research, Innovation & Development Policy, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Patrick Murray
Head of Research Projects and Technology Transfer, Technological University of the Shannon
Declan O'Sullivan
Open Data Governance Board
Immo Warntjes
Associate Dean of Research, Trinity College Dublin
Steering Group Sub Committees
NORF Core Oversight Group
The NORF Core Oversight Group informs the work of the Steering Group, assisting primarily with its agenda, after consulting with the National Open Research Coordinator.
PATRICIA CLARKE
Programme Manager: EU Programme and Policy; National Delegate for Health, Horizon Europe Member, HERA Advisory Forum, HRB (co-chair)
TIM CONLON
Head of Policy and Strategic Planning, International Programmes & Gender Equality, HEA (co-chair)
NATIONAL OPEN RESEARCH COORDINATOR
National Open Research Coordinator, National Open Research Forum, Digital Repository of Ireland (coordinator)
MICHELLE DORAN
Project Manager, National Open Research Forum, Digital Repository of Ireland (secretariat)
LORRAINE CAULFIELD
Innovation, Research and Development Policy, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Lisa Griffith
Director, Digital Repository of Ireland
Joseph Moore
Principal, Research, Innovation & Development Policy, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
NORF Grants Oversight Committee
The NORF Grants Oversight Committee is responsible for call processes and governance of the NORF Open Research Fund
Michelle Doran
National Open Research Coordinator (from 1 July 2024), National Open Research Forum, Digital Repository of Ireland (coordinator)
AISLINN CONWAY
Project Manager, National Open Research Forum, Digital Repository of Ireland (secretariat)
LORRAINE CAULFIELD
Innovation, Research and Development Policy, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
PATRICIA CLARKE
Programme Manager: EU Programme and Policy; National Delegate for Health, Horizon Europe Member, HERA Advisory Forum, HRB
TIM CONLON
Head of Policy and Strategic Planning, International Programmes & Gender Equality, HEA
WILLIE DONNELLY
Acting Director of Research, Development, and Innovation, Technological Higher Education Association
Lisa Griffith
Director, Digital Reposit0ry of Ireland
Lisa Keating
Director of Research and Innovation, Irish Universities Association
Funders Forum
The NORF Funders Forum is comprised of representatives from the main research funding agencies. The role of the Funders Forum is to provide a Funder’s voice on the international and national policy perspectives, and to consider and inform the progress of the Steering Group and Working Groups.
NATIONAL OPEN RESEARCH COORDINATOR
National Open Research Coordinator, National Open Research Forum, Digital Repository of Ireland (coordinator)
MICHELLE DORAN
Project Manager, National Open Research Forum, Digital Repository of Ireland (secretariat)
MARION BOLAND
Head of Research Policy, Science Foundation Ireland
PETER BROWN
Director, Irish Research Council
Máire Caffrey
Head Librarian, Teagasc
TIM CONLON
Head of Policy and Strategic Planning, International Programmes & Gender Equality, HEA
Veronica Cunningham
Team Lead, Research Funding Office, Marine Institute
MAURA HINEY
Head of Post-Award Management and Evaluation, HRB
Joseph Moore
Principal, Research, Innovation & Development Policy, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Helen Murphy
Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine
Alice Wemaere
Research Manager, Environmental Protection Agency