Events
Strand II Online Consultations
On Tuesday, 30 May, 14:00-16:00, NORF will host a limited number of online consultations. The aim of these consultations is to support individuals intending to submit an application to Strand II: Open Research Stimulus of the NORF Open Research Fund 2023....
Call for Proposals Open for Ireland’s National Open Research Festival 2023
The National Open Research Forum (NORF) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for lightning talks and workshops for Ireland’s National Open Research Festival 2023. Ireland’s annual National Open Research Festival (NORFest) provides a forum for the research...
Strand II Online Consultations
On Wednesday, 26 April, 11:00-13:00, NORF will host a limited number of online consultations. The aim of these consultations is to support individuals intending to submit an application to Strand II: Open Research Stimulus of the NORF Open Research Fund 2023....
Learning from National Open Access Platforms
25 April, 14:00-15:00 | Online The key objective of the NORF-funded project Publish OA is to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a national OA platform for journals and books. Existing national OA platforms have been successful in helping publishers comply with...
National Open Access Monitor Project Webinar
3 May 2023, 15:00 | Online All are welcome to attend the public webinar on the results of the first stakeholder survey of the NORF-funded National Open Access Monitor Project, which will be hosted on 3 May at 15:00. The webinar will: provide an overview of the...
NORF Open Research Fund 2023 Strand I: Priority Actions Consultations
On Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 14:00-16:00, NORF will host a limited number of online consultations. The aim of these consultations is to support individuals intending to submit an Expression of Interest to Strand I: Priority Actions of the Open Research Fund 2023....
Save the Date!
We are delighted to announce that Ireland’s first annual National Open Research Festival will take place at the Royal Irish Academy, on 2-3 November 2023. Further information will be made available over the coming weeks. For now, make sure to mark the dates in your...
DRI Coffee Morning: January 2023
Date: Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 10:00 Location: Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 and Zoom On Wednesday, 25 January, Ireland’s National Open Research Coordinator, Dr. Daniel Bangert, will host the Digital Repository of Ireland’s first coffee morning of...
NORF National Action Plan and Projects’ Launch Event
Date: Monday, 21 November 2022 Time: 14:00-15:30 GMT Location: Online Register hereThe National Open Research Forum (NORF) is delighted to announce an online event on 21 November 2022 to launch Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030 and projects...
National Open Research Coordinator Presents at Ireland’s first EOSC National Tripartite Event
On 28 September 2022, the Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) hosted Ireland’s first European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) National Tripartite Event at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Pearse St, Dublin. The...
Project update: Pilot Training on Responsible Use of Research Metrics (RURM)
This blog post by Dr Colleen Thomas, Research Culture & Engagement Manager at University College Dublin (UCD), gives an update on the Pilot Training on Responsible Use of Research Metrics (RURM) project which is supported by the NORF Open Research Fund 2023...
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...
National Open Access Monitor pilot highlighted in IReL’s Executive Report 2023/24
Congratulations to Irish Research e-Library (IReL) on the recent launch of their Executive Report for 2023/2024, which celebrates their landmark 20th anniversary. As a shared service providing universities across Ireland with access to online information, IReL is...
HEAnet Strategic Plan 2025-2030 commits to enhancing national research infrastructure
HEAnet, Ireland’s National Education and Research Network, plays a pivotal role in supporting the country’s academic and research communities. We welcome the launch of the HEAnet Strategic Plan 2025-2030 which seeks to address the ever-growing demands of the education...
‘Reform of Research Assessment: Impact on Doctoral Students’ Workshop summary
Event illustration by artist Beth McComish On Tuesday, 5 November 2024, the Higher Education Authority (HEA), National Research Integrity Forum (NRIF), together with the National Open Research Forum (NORF), the National Framework for Doctoral Education (NFDE) Advisory...