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 Our New Logo
We are proud to announce a new NORF brand identity which includes a new logo, colours and fonts. The new identity is being rolled out in recognition of a new phase for the Forum that is focused on the implementation of open research as outlined in the National Action...
Ireland’s National Open Research Forum Awards €1.16 Million to Six Collaborative Projects to Advance Open Research
Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) has awarded funding to six new collaborative projects to implement priority actions in Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030. By building national capacity and infrastructure for open research, these...
NORF National Action Plan and Projects’ Launch Event
Date: Monday, 21 November 2022 Time: 14:00-15:30 GMT Location: Online Register hereThe National Open Research Forum (NORF) is delighted to announce an online event on 21 November 2022 to launch Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030 and projects...
Vacancy – Director at the Digital Repository of Ireland
Applications are invited for the position of DRI Director at the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), located at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). This is a specified-purpose contract from 1 January – 31 December 2023 for a Director to cover a career break for the...
CoNOSC Welcomes NORF’s Dr Daniel Bangert to Board
The Council for National Open Science Coordination (CoNOSC) has announced two newly elected Board Members to the CoNSOC Board, including Dr Daniel Bangert, National Open Research Coordinator for Ireland. CoNOSC is a network of national Open Science coordinators in the...
National Open Research Coordinator Launches Lero’s Open Science Charter
Limerick, October 21, 2022: Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, today launched an Open Science Charter which promotes making research openly available to all. The new charter will lead to increased visibility for researchers, greater...
National Open Research Coordinator Presents at Ireland’s first EOSC National Tripartite Event
On 28 September 2022, the Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) hosted Ireland’s first European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) National Tripartite Event at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Pearse St, Dublin. The...
DRI is Hiring a Research Associate
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is hiring a Research Associate to join its team located at the Royal Irish Academy. This is a two-year specific purpose contract for a Research Associate to support DRI’s commitment to WorldFAIR and EOSC Future, two data-sharing...
NORF welcomes new Project Manager
Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) is pleased to welcome Dr Michelle Doran in her new role as Project Manager for NORF, based at the Digital Repository of Ireland, RIA.
EOSC National Tripartite Event, 28 September 2022
An Irish EOSC National Tripartite Event is being hosted by DFHERIS, EOSC Association, HEAnet and NORF.
‘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...
Save the date: Launch of the National Persistent Identifier Strategy and Roadmap
25 October, 10:00-10:45 | Online We are delighted to announce that Ireland's National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategy and Roadmap, Impact, Openness, Interoperability: Recommendations and a Roadmap for an Irish National PID Strategy, will be launched during a...