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.
TROPIC: Train-the-Trainer event
Are you interested in training the next generation of researchers in open research practices? Join the NORF-funded TROPIC (Training for Open Research in an Irish Context) team for the upcoming "Train the Trainer" event. This free in-person workshop will be held on...
NORF and DRI at the RDA 24th Virtual Plenary
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) and the National Open Research Forum (NORF) are attending the 24th Research Data Alliance (RDA) Virtual Plenary on 7–11 April 2025. This fully virtual meeting will feature keynote presentations on the theme of ‘Data for Emerging...
Launch of the GATE- Engage with an Open Science Learning Community
On March 18, 2025, the GATE initiative hosted it's first community meeting, aimed at introducing the GATE platform and it's mission to foster collaboration and advance Open Science education across Europe. The meeting provided an opportunity for research communities...
Shaping the Future of Open Research in Ireland – Upcoming ABOARD Workshops
What is the ABOARD Project? ABOARD is a NORF-funded project dedicated to advancing Open Research (OR), Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) and the Use of Responsible Research Metrics (RRM) across Ireland, in alignment with the National Action Plan for Open Research...
Research Outputs and the Open Access Bill: Shaping the Future of Knowledge Sharing
On Tuesday, 11 March 2025 at 2 p.m. (UCT), the Knowledge Rights 21 programme and NORF-funded SCOIR project are teaming up to host a webinar led by Professor Eoin O’Dell, lead principal investigator of SCOIR. Professor O’Dell will discuss the draft Research Outputs and...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
Dr Michelle Doran presents the National PID Roadmap and Strategy at the ROR Annual Community Meeting 2025
On Wednesday, 5 February 2025, Dr. Michelle Doran, National Open Research Coordinator, participated in the ‘National PID Policies and Practices’ online session during the Research Organization Registry Annual Community Meeting 2025. She discussed the National...
Putting Ireland on the map
On June 1, Ireland was represented at the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) 2026 Conference by a delegation from the University of Galway and IReL. Cillian Joy introduced the work underway at Open Repositories Ireland to build a national infrastructure...
Latest news from TROPIC and the Irish Reproducibility Network
Dr Dermot Lynott, project lead of the TROPIC project and chair of the Irish Reproducibility Network, presented at the Open Research and Research Integrity Workshop, hosted by the Department of Psychology, Mary Immaculate College. The event also included a focus on...
Open Research in the Humanities
The project team behind the Cultivating an Open Research Culture in the Humanities and Social Sciences project has recently published an article in the special issue, "Open Research for the Humanities and Social Sciences" of the Journal of Electronic Publishing[1]. In...
CORD Partnership launches range of services to support research-policy-practice engagement in criminal justice
The Criminal Justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership aims to embed a culture of interdisciplinary open research in criminal justice in Ireland. It achieves this by bringing together criminal justice researchers, policymakers and practitioners to decide...
New collaboration for NORF-funded Open Research networks in Ireland!
Sonraí, the Data Stewardship Network has teamed up with Open Repositories Ireland (ORI) and the Irish Reproducibility Network (IRN) to sign a Memorandum of Understanding from the 27 March 2026 that helps to strengthen Ireland’s Open Research ecosystem. Through this...