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.
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...
University of Galway Library Welcomes NORF Open Access Repositories Project Manager
Dr Christopher Loughnane has joined the University of Galway Library as NORF Open Access Repositories Project Manager. He has worked since 2010 as a librarian, archivist, researcher, digital project consultant and educator in various libraries and institutions in the...
Introducing the National Open Research Training Programme
In this blog post, Dr Dermot Lynott, Assistant Professor in Psychology at Maynooth University, and Lead Investigator on the NORF-funded National Open Research Training Programme introduces the work of the project and its overall goals for open research training in...
PublishOA Webinar: Discovering Journal Publishing Platforms
On Monday, 10 July, 15:00-16:00, the NORF-funded PublishOA project will host a webinar introducing different journal publishing platforms. The webinar will feature demos from platform providers Coko Foundation (Kotahi), Janeway and the Public Knowledge Project's Open...
New National Open Access Monitor Project Mailing List
A new HEAnet-hosted mailing list has been launched, to provide ongoing updates, news and announcements on the National Open Access Monitor Project. All are welcome to sign up here: https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=NATIONAL-OA-MONITOR-UPDATES&A=1
NORF project PublishOA.ie launches the first Digital Directory of Irish Publishers
On Friday, 16 June 2023, PublishOA.ie unveiled a snapshot of publishing on the island of Ireland, which will help the project map the current publishing landscape. The team hope that the Directory – the first digital one of its kind - will also benefit the wider...
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....
Blog: ‘Standardising Funder Identifiers to ROR’
Read the recent University of Galway Library blog post by Dr Cillian Joy, Head of Open and Digital Research at the University of Galway Library, and member of the PID Task Force who helped prepare Ireland’s National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategy...
Call for entries: Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research
The Einstein Foundation in cooperation with the QUEST Center for Responsible Research at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) invite nominations the Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research. The 2025 winners will be awarded €350,000. The...
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...
Job opportunity – Training Manager and Digital Archivist, Digital Repository of Ireland
Applications are invited for the position of Training Manager and Digital Archivist, as part of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) team headquartered at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). This is a fixed-term contract (24 months) to provide advice and hands-on...
Dr Lisa Griffith presents National PID Roadmap and Strategy to Danish ORCID Consortium
On Monday, 27 January 2025, Dr Lisa Griffith, Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland and Chair of the NORF PID Task Force presented the motivation behind Ireland’s National Persistent Identifier (PID) Roadmap and Strategy, and Cost Benefit Analysis to the...