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.
Council of the EU calls for Transparent, Equitable, and Open Access to Scholarly Publications
Today (23 May 2023) the Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions on ‘high quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing’, in which it calls for immediate and unrestricted open access in publishing research involving public...
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...
Reflecting on the First Six Months of the Shared Data Storage Service Pilot Project
In this blog post, Roberto Sabatino, Research Engagement Officer at HEAnet, and Lead Investigator on the NORF-funded Shared Data Storage Service Pilot project reflects on the first six months of the project and invites stakeholders to join the project’s Stakeholder...
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....
The Tenders for the National Open Access Monitor are Now Live
The tenders for the National Open Access Monitor are now live. The tender documents were reviewed and approved by the National Open Access Monitor Advisory Group on 29 March 2023, and were published on 6 April 2023. All documents relating to this competition are...
National Open Access Monitor Project Update
The results of the first stakeholder survey of the National Open Access Monitor Project “Defining Requirements” have been published: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7822366. The purpose of the survey was to capture input on the tender requirements for the National Open...
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...
Promoting synergies between national Research Data Management and data stewardship networks
A ‘Birds of a Feather’ session at the Research Data Alliance (RDA) 20th Plenary in Gothenburg, March 2023 This blog follows a recent ‘Birds of a Feather’ session at the Research Data Alliance (RDA) 20th Plenary on the topic of ‘Promoting synergies between national RDM...
NORF March 2023 Newsletter
This March, we welcome the announcement of funding to support the continued work of NORF and to advance Ireland’s transition to open research. We also bring you the details of NORF’s Open Research Fund 2023, consultations for applicants to Strand I: Priority Actions,...
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...