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.

Vacancy: DRI Systems Administrator, Digital Repository of Ireland
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is hiring a DRI Systems Administrator. This is a three-year fixed-term contract to support the DRI technical team based at Trinity College Dublin in delivering Repository services and administering the Repository infrastructure....

National Open Access Monitor Survey: Defining Requirements
The first stakeholder survey for the National Open Access Monitor Project is now open. The purpose of this survey is to capture stakeholder input on the tender requirements for the National Open Access Monitor. The tender will be based on the specifications of the...

Vacancy: Research Assistant-Admin, UCC Library
Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) has funded six projects to implement Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030. These projects will support the visibility and impact of Irish research and help progress Ireland’s strategic goals for...

Introducing the National Open Access Monitor and its Call for Stakeholder Participation
In this blog, Dr. Catherine Ferris, Open Scholarship Officer at IReL (Irish Research e-Library), introduces the NORF-funded National Open Access Monitor and invites stakeholders to register as participants in the project. IReL is the e-resource licensing consortium...

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...

Vacancy: Membership Manager at the Digital Repository of Ireland
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is inviting applications for the position of Membership Manager at DRI based at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). This is a one-year special-purpose contract with the possibility of extension based on organisational requirements....

National Open Research Coordinator Contributes to FAIR Data Podcast
In this this discussion between Rory Macneil (CEO of Research Space Edinburgh and host of the FAIR Data Podcast) and Daniel Bangert (Ireland's National Open Research Coordinator), Daniel introduces the recently launched National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030...

HEA Principles of Good Practice in Research 2022
On Friday, 16 December 2022, the Irish Higher Education Authority (HEA) launched the revised ‘HEA Principles of Good Practice in Research within Irish Higher Education Institutions’. The Principles, which are part of the HEA’s Annual Governance Statements, act as...

Vacancy: National Open Access Repositories Project Manager
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a two-year full-time fixed-term research project position as a national Open Access Repositories Project Manager (Research Associate) with the University of Galway Library. This role works with expert...

Vacancy: Training and Engagement Manager at the Digital Repository of Ireland
Applications are invited for the position of Training and Engagement Manager as part of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) team located at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). This is a permanent position that has the responsibility for delivering and continually...

Engaging with Your Community to Effect Change: An Irish Case Study
The below case study is by Alice Meadows, a co-founder of the MoreBrains Cooperative. It was published in the Scholarly Kitchen on 3 October 2024. This case study coincides with ‘Interoperability, Openness, and Impact - Recommendations and Roadmap for an Irish...

EOSC EU Node technical launch event on 10 October
10 October 2024, 08:30-12:15 | Online The European Commission is organising an EOSC EU Node technical launch event on Thursday, 10 October between 08:30-12:15. The aim of the event is to communicate the technical launch of the EOSC EU node, with a view to the EOSC...

Persistent Identifiers in Ireland Survey Results and Analysis
As part of the work to develop a national roadmap for PID adoption to progress Ireland's National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2023, MoreBrains Cooperative undertook a survey of key stakeholder groups from across the Irish research ecosystem. The survey was open...

Review of Open Research in Health Updates
Review of Open Research in Health Kalpana Shankar and Gail Sheppard of ROCHE (A Review of Open Research in Health) presented their work in progress at the Sonraí Conference at University College Cork 19-20 June (pictured) 2024. Kalpana also presented work in progress...

Advancing Ireland’s Open Repository Landscape: Webinar 1 and Where We Go From Here
On 30 June 2024, the National Open Access Repository Project hosted its first webinar, gathering key stakeholders, experts, and community members to discuss one of Ireland’s most important initiatives for enhancing open access to research. Funded by the National Open...