Events
This page features National Open Research Forum (NORF) and NORF-funded projects events, other relevant open research events both nationally and internationally, along with past events.
National Open Research Festival 2026: registration now open!
Ireland’s National Open Research Festival (NORFest) 2026 will be held on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. This one-day event will bring the Open Research community together to mark the progress made against the National...
National Diamond Open Access Publishing Summit
The National Diamond Open Access Publishing Summit Presented by the NORF-funded Diamond Ireland Project and its partners Join colleagues from across Ireland and beyond for the National Diamond Open Access Publishing Summit, hosted by the NORF-funded Diamond Ireland...
Save the Date – Diamond Ireland Publishing Summit 2026
Diamond Ireland Publishing Summit is a national gathering for publishing and open access professionals taking place on Wednesday, 9 December 2026 at the McNeill Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Diamond Ireland Press is Ireland's national diamond...
Developing a national micro-credential in data stewardship for health research data
Please join the Sonraí Irish Data Stewardship Network in RCSI St Stephen’s Green on the 1st of October 2026 for a half-day workshop to develop a data stewardship module curriculum for health research data. In 2026, Sonraí launched our first micro-credential...
Irish Reproducibility Network Summer Series
Following a successful first talk in the IRN Summer Series, the Irish Reproducibility Network (IRN) are pleased to invite you to Talk#2 on 18 August 2026. We will have the pleasure of welcoming: Dr. Rebecca Hirst (Chief Science Officer, Open Science Tools) Henrik...
iFrame workshop: Building the national RDM framework
We would like to invite you to participate in the final iFrame workshop on the 25th March at the Asiera offices (formerly HEAnet) in Dublin (93/94 North Wall Quay) The iFrame project is a NORF-funded investigation into the support for research data management in Irish...
Launch of the Irish Reproducibility Network
As part of the NORF-funded TROPIC II project, the end of January saw the official launch of the Irish Reproducibility Network, which is a national, peer-led network rooted in collaboration that connects researchers, librarians, and research offices to strengthen...
Research Output: Sharing Arts Practice FAIRly workshop 10 November 2025
The Sharing Arts Practice FAIRly project hosted its workshop on 10 November at the Glucksman Library, University of Limerick, disseminating its best practice guidelines on the digital preservation and dissemination of arts practice research outputs to colleagues in...
ABOARD Capstone Event
The ABOARD project is delighted to invite you to the ABOARD capstone event: "Responsible Research Assessment & Open Research: Why they matter and how we can make them happen!" at the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin) on March 27, 2026. The ABOARD project is funded by...
NORFest 2025 Registration Now Open
Ireland's National Open Research Festival (NORFest) 2025 will be held on 6-7 November 2025 at the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. This two-day event will spotlight global open science, cross-cutting policy agendas, and emerging themes in open research and innovation....
National Open Research Festival 2026: registration now open!
Ireland’s National Open Research Festival (NORFest) 2026 will be held on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. This one-day event will bring the Open Research community together to mark the progress made against the National...
National Diamond Open Access Publishing Summit
The National Diamond Open Access Publishing Summit Presented by the NORF-funded Diamond Ireland Project and its partners Join colleagues from across Ireland and beyond for the National Diamond Open Access Publishing Summit, hosted by the NORF-funded Diamond Ireland...
Save the Date – Diamond Ireland Publishing Summit 2026
Diamond Ireland Publishing Summit is a national gathering for publishing and open access professionals taking place on Wednesday, 9 December 2026 at the McNeill Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Diamond Ireland Press is Ireland's national diamond...
Developing a national micro-credential in data stewardship for health research data
Please join the Sonraí Irish Data Stewardship Network in RCSI St Stephen’s Green on the 1st of October 2026 for a half-day workshop to develop a data stewardship module curriculum for health research data. In 2026, Sonraí launched our first micro-credential...
Irish Publishing Record (IPR) Publishers Dataset: 1967-1994
After a report on Irish National Bibliography was submitted to the Irish Association for Documentation in 1962, it was recommended that publications in Ireland be listed in a national bibliography. The compiling, editing, and producing of the Irish Publishing Record...