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.
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,...
NORF Open Research Fund 2023 Strand I: Priority Actions Consultations
On Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 14:00-16:00, NORF will host a limited number of online consultations. The aim of these consultations is to support individuals intending to submit an Expression of Interest to Strand I: Priority Actions of the Open Research Fund 2023....
Introducing the National Open Access Transition Programme project
In this blog post, Lucy Hogan, Project Manager at the Royal Irish Academy for the NORF-funded Priority Action targeting Open Access (OA) Transition in publishing, introduces the work of the project and invites stakeholders to engage with the project through upcoming...
Open Voices Interview with the National Open Research Coordinator
Open Voices is a blog series featuring Open Scholarship enthusiasts and experts from Ireland and beyond. It is an initiative of the University of Galway Library. In this edition of the Open Voices series, Hardy Schwamm, Open Scholarship Librarian at the University of...
Vacancy: Deputy Digital Archivist
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is hiring a Deputy Digital Archivist. This is a two-year fixed-term contract as part of the DRI team based at the Royal Irish Academy. The Deputy Digital Archivist is a new role at the DRI, responsible for providing direct...
NORF appoints new National Open Research Support Officer
The National Open Research Forum (NORF) is delighted to welcome Dr Ailís O’Carroll in her new role as National Open Research Support Officer, joining the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) team based at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). In this role, Ailís will support...
Research Outputs and the Open Access Bill: Shaping the Future of Knowledge Sharing
On Tuesday, 11 March 2025 at 2 p.m. (UCT), the Knowledge Rights 21 programme and NORF-funded SCOIR project are teaming up to host a webinar led by Professor Eoin O’Dell, lead principal investigator of SCOIR. Professor O’Dell will discuss the draft Research Outputs and...
NORF TROPIC winter school: Advancing open research practices
The NORF TROPIC winter school was a resounding success! Hosted from 27–29 January at Maynooth University by Dr Dermot Lynott, principal investigator of TROPIC and lead researcher Dr Dounia Lakhzoum, this dynamic event united researchers across disciplines and career...
What’s love got to do with… data policies?
On Friday, 14 February 2025, the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) and the National Open Research Forum (NORF) hosted a one-hour webinar on Irish data policies, highlighting emerging trends in policy recommendations that are helping to shape the Irish research...
Save the date: National Open Research Festival 2025
Ireland’s National Open Research Festival (NORFest) will be held at the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin on 6–7 November 2025. The theme of NORFest 2025 is 'Synergies'. Additional details will be shared in the coming weeks but for now, be sure to save the dates! Sign up...