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.
Introducing the Work of the Open Access Repository Assessment and Alignment Project
In this blog post, Dr. Cillian Joy, Digital Library Developer at University of Galway and Lead Investigator on the NORF-funded Priority Action targeting Open Access (OA) Repository Assessment and Alignment, introduces the work of the project and invites stakeholders...
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...
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...
NORF All Projects Workshop 2024 summary
On 25 October 2024, the National Open Research Forum (NORF) hosted a meeting with the nineteen NORF-funded open research projects at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA), Dublin.This event, which was predominantly in person, focused on progressing selected action areas...
NORF launches Ireland’s National Persistent Identifier Strategy and Roadmap
On Friday 25 October 2024, the National Open Research Forum launched Ireland’s National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategy and Roadmap, Impact, Openness, Interoperability: Recommendations and a Roadmap for an Irish National PID Strategy, during a meeting of the...
QSA*Net co-host event on Open Research Initiatives
On 22 October 2024, during Maynooth University’s Research Week, the NORF-funded project QSA*Net: Promoting Open Research in Qualitative Social Science co-hosted a hybrid event titled 'Current Open Research Initiatives at Maynooth University'. The recording is...