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.

What’s love got to do with… data policies?

What’s love got to do with… data policies?

On Friday, 14 February 2025, the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) and the National Open Research Forum (NORF) hosted a one-hour webinar on Irish data policies, highlighting emerging trends in policy recommendations that are helping to shape the Irish research...

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Save the date: National Open Research Festival 2025

Save the date: National Open Research Festival 2025

Ireland’s National Open Research Festival (NORFest) will be held at the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin on 6–7 November 2025. The theme of NORFest 2025 is 'Synergies'. Additional details will be shared in the coming weeks but for now, be sure to save the dates! Sign up...

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Open Insight Sessions: One Year with the Irish Monitor

Open Insight Sessions: One Year with the Irish Monitor

On 18 November 2024, the Irish Research e-Library (IReL) confirmed the extension of their agreement with OpenAIRE to develop and roll-out the National Open Access Monitor. The original contract, which ended in June 2024, has now been extended for a further ten (10)...

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Webinar: ‘Ten Approaches to Rights Retention in Europe’

Webinar: ‘Ten Approaches to Rights Retention in Europe’

On Thursday, 20 February 2025 at 12 p.m. (UTC) SPARC Europe, under the Retain project as part of the Knowledge Rights 21 programme, hosted a webinar which aimed to empower institutions who are considering facilitating legal Open Access (OA) publishing by supporting...

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Calls for submissions and upcoming events

Calls for submissions and upcoming events

Be part of the latest open research conversations by submitting your work or attending the below upcoming events! Submit your abstracts for the RESSH2025 conference, contribute to the WOOC workshop, or attend other key gatherings in Dublin, The Hague, and online. Call...

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Open Repositories Ireland Launch Event

Open Repositories Ireland Launch Event

Monday, 2 December 2024, 10:30 - 15:30 (GMT) In-person | THB-G010 Moore Institute Seminar Room, Hardiman Research Building, University of Galway Join the launch of Open Repositories Ireland (ORI) and become part of a collective effort to shape the future of Green open...

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Recent Posts
Developing an EOSC-Compatible National PID Strategy for Ireland

Developing an EOSC-Compatible National PID Strategy for Ireland

In May of this year, Ireland’s National Open Research Forum and HEAnet (Ireland’s National Research and Education Network and EOSC Mandated Organisation) were awarded funding by the RDA Tiger Cascade Grant Scheme to develop a national PID recommendation aligned with...

NORFest 2025 Registration Now Open

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....

NORFest 2025 Programme Out Now!

NORFest 2025 Programme Out Now!

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: A keynote talk by Ms. Joy Owango, Founding Director of the Training...

ROCHE updates: Conference Highlights and Team News

ROCHE updates: Conference Highlights and Team News

The goal of A Review of Open Research in Health Ecosystems in Ireland (ROCHE) is to understand policies, practices, challenges and opportunities for open research in commercialisable research, particularly in Digital/Connected Health research and innovation in...

SCOIR Roadshow Series

SCOIR Roadshow Series

As part of their national outreach under the SCOIR (Secondary rights, Copyright, Open Access, Institutional policies, and Rights retention) project, the team are thrilled to announce their Autumn Roadshow Series - a set of dynamic, in-person conversations around...