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.
EOSC National Tripartite Event, 28 September 2022
An Irish EOSC National Tripartite Event is being hosted by DFHERIS, EOSC Association, HEAnet and NORF.
NORF 2022 Funding Call for Expressions of Interest
Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) has opened a call for Expressions of Interest for actions funded by the NORF 2022 Open Research Fund. This call targets six priority actions in Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research.
Vacancy for NORF Project Manager
Applications are invited for the position of Project Manager, National Open Research Forum (NORF) at the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), located at the Royal Irish Academy.
NORF 2022 funding call pre-announcement
Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) will be announcing a Call for Proposals to address six priority Actions in the National Action Plan for Open Research. The National Action Plan outlines objectives for the next chapter in Ireland’s transition towards open research, including Actions commencing in 2022.
NORF Launches National Action Plan for Open Research Consultation
Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) has developed a National Action Plan for Open Research that outlines objectives and actions for the next chapter in Ireland’s transition towards open research.
NORF welcomes funding announcement for open research
NORF welcomes the funding announcement from the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, of €1.725 million to support the uptake and implementation of open research practices in Irish higher education institutions and the wider Irish research system.
NORF collaborates with FAIRsFAIR and EOSC Synergy on Data Stewardship training
In mid-July, Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF), FAIRsFAIR and EOSC Synergy delivered a three-day workshop to support the development of data stewardship skills among staff in higher education institutions and other research performing organisations in Ireland.
Open Access and Bibliodiversity in Irish Scholarly Publishing, 26 August 2021
NORF will hold a workshop with Irish academic publishers and other stakeholders to explore publishing practices across disciplines as well as models and infrastructure for Open Access publishing.
Open Access and the Humanities: A Dialogue on Future Directions for Ireland, 25 August 2021
Together, Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) and the Irish Humanities Alliance (IHA) will host a workshop for researchers in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to discuss future directions for Ireland’s transition to Open Access.
Call for Members of EOSC Association Task Forces
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Association is creating five Advisory Groups (AGs) focusing on overarching themes that are important for the realisation of EOSC which consist of Task Forces (TFs) working on specific topics related to the AGs.
Department of Justice hosts agenda-setting CORD Partnership workshop
In this blog, Ian Marder of the NORF funded project, Embedding a culture of interdisciplinary open research in Ireland’s criminal justice sector through a national Researcher-Practitioner/Policymaker Partnership, reports on the Criminal justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership’s third workshop of 2024, held at the Department of Justice on 11 July 2024.
Webinar: Open Monograph Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences Hosted by Irish Open Access Publishers (IOAP) with support by National Open Research Forum (NORF)
In this post, Beth Tyrrell and Lai Ma of the NORF-funded project, “Cultivating Open Research Culture in the Humanities and Social Sciences” describe a webinar they hosted on Open Monograph Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences on the 26th April 2024. The webinar brought together international experts and Irish publishing pioneers for a discussion on Open Access Monographs grounded in practical working solutions by adapting the Diamond OA model.
Pilot Training on the Responsible Use of Research Metrics (RURM)
The project partners are delighted to share an update on our ongoing project to develop a pilot training resource on the Responsible Use of Research Metrics (RURM) for the Irish research community. In the past few months, the project partners have completed five...
NORF welcomes new Project Manager
NORF are delighted to welcome Dr Chris Burbidge as project manager to our team based at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). In this role, Chris will support the implementation of Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030. Chris comes to NORF from iCRAG,...
Publication of NORFest 2023 Report
We are pleased to announce the publication of the NORFest2023 Report. This report arises from Ireland’s inaugural National Open Research Festival (#NORFest2023), a two-day event hosted by the National Open Research Festival (NORF) on Thursday, 2 November and Friday, 3...