News
This page includes news from NORF, its associated research projects and initiatives and the broader open research community, featuring opportunities such as calls for papers and awards, both nationally and internationally.
NORFest2023 Preliminary Programme Out Now!
The preliminary programme for the National Open Research Festival 2023 (#NORFest2023) is now available. Programme highlights include: A keynote talk titled “Opening Science” by Chelle Gentemann, programme scientist at NASA on NASA’s Open Science programme, and...
Job Opportunity – National Open Research Coordinator, Digital Repository of Ireland
Applications are invited for the position of National Open Research Coordinator based at the Royal Irish Academy. This is a twelve-month post with the Digital Repository Ireland (DRI) as National Open Research Coordinator to drive the open research agenda in Ireland...
National Open Research Coordinator, Daniel Bangert, to take up new role
Dr Daniel Bangert, National Open Research Coordinator, is moving to an exciting new role as Director of 4TU.ResearchData in the Netherlands. Dr Bangert has coordinated the National Open Research Forum (NORF) since he joined the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI),...
The National Data Stewardship Network has a New Website
The NORF-Funded National Data Stewardship Network, Sonraí, has a new project website. Sonraí aims to enable the development of data stewardship skills across the national research landscape through raising the profile data stewards, greater recognition of the need for...
Vacancy for Project Manager (maternity cover) at NORF
Applications are invited for the position of Project Manager (maternity cover), National Open Research Forum (NORF) at the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), located at the Royal Irish Academy. Closing date 30 August. Department: Digital Repository of...
OpenAIRE Awarded Contract for the National Open Access Monitor, Ireland
IReL is pleased to announce that OpenAIRE has been awarded the contract to develop a National Open Access Monitor, based on public open data, to analyse and track progress towards 100% open access in Ireland. This contract results from an open tender run by IReL with...
NORF Hosts a Meeting of the Council for National Open Science Coordination
On 22 and 23 June, Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) hosted a face-to-face meeting of the Council for National Open Science Coordination (CoNOSC) at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, Ireland. Discussion over the two days revolved around the topic of open...
NORF Tender Open to Review and Analyse the Persistent Identifier Landscape in Ireland
NORF seeks a consultant to undertake a review and analysis of the Persistent Identifier (PID) landscape in Ireland with the aim of developing, a) an Irish PID Cost-Benefit Analysis and b) a National PID Strategy and Roadmap. PIDs are a key infrastructure supporting...
National Open Access Monitor Update
The tender process for the National Open Access Monitor is complete and the successful vendor will be announced shortly. Stakeholders that would like to participate in the National Open Access Monitor project are invited to register and provide consent here....
PublishOA.ie webinar – Discovering journal publishing platforms
On 10 July 2023, as part of its mission to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a national publishing platform for Ireland, the NORF-funded project PublishOA.ie held a webinar with platform providers Coko Foundation (Kotahi), Janeway and the Public Knowledge...
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...
Feedback requested on proposed revisions to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI)
The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) Adopters are requesting the public's feedback on proposed revisions to POSI with a deadline of Wednesday, 5 March 2025. A5.4.2 of the National Action Plan for Open Research 2022–2030 advocates for the development...
Call for Open Repositories Ireland (ORI) Community Conveners
Open Repositories Ireland (ORI) was launched on 2 December at the University of Galway, marking an important milestone for the Irish open repository community. In order to ensure the success of ORI, nominations for two Community Convener positions are invited. These...
MOSS-I project releases ‘Framework for Managing University Open Source Software’
Congratulations to the Managing Open Source Software in Irish Universities (MOSS-I) project on the recent publishing of a ‘Framework for Managing University Open Source Software’. This document serves as a comprehensive guide for universities looking to develop or...
NORF-funded project lead Dr Lai Ma awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant
Congratulations to Dr Lai Ma, Associate Professor at School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin (UCD) and project lead of the NORF–funded initiative Cultivating An Open Research Culture In The Humanities And Social Sciences who has...