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.
New National Open Access Monitor Project Mailing List
A new HEAnet-hosted mailing list has been launched, to provide ongoing updates, news and announcements on the National Open Access Monitor Project. All are welcome to sign up here: https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=NATIONAL-OA-MONITOR-UPDATES&A=1
NORF project PublishOA.ie launches the first Digital Directory of Irish Publishers
On Friday, 16 June 2023, PublishOA.ie unveiled a snapshot of publishing on the island of Ireland, which will help the project map the current publishing landscape. The team hope that the Directory – the first digital one of its kind - will also benefit the wider...
Strand II Online Consultations
On Tuesday, 30 May, 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 application to Strand II: Open Research Stimulus of the NORF Open Research Fund 2023....
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...
Launch of the GATE- Engage with an Open Science Learning Community
On March 18, 2025, the GATE initiative hosted it's first community meeting, aimed at introducing the GATE platform and it's mission to foster collaboration and advance Open Science education across Europe. The meeting provided an opportunity for research communities...
Dr Michelle Doran joins Open Science Monitoring Initiative (OSMI) Working Groups
We are pleased to announce that Dr Michelle Doran, the National Open Research Coordinator at NORF has recently joined the Open Science Monitoring Initiative (OSMI) as a member of Working Group 1 (WG1) and Working Group 2 (WG2). About the OSMI OSMI is a global network...
New Resource for Irish Repository Managers
Open Repositories Ireland is pleased to share the agreed Irish OpenAIRE v4 Metadata Guidance for DSpace Repositories, a comprehensive national guide designed to assist repository managers in aligning with OpenAIRE 4.0 metadata standards. This practical guide provides...
NORF provides Irish translation of the National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030
Mar cheiliúradh ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge, tá lúcháir ar Fhóram Náisiúnta na hÉireann um Thaighde Oscailte (NORF) An Plean Gníomhaíochta Náisiúnta um Thaighde Oscailte 2022-2030 a aistriú go Gaeilge. In celebration of Seachtain na Gaeilge, the National Open Research...
Shaping the Future of Open Research in Ireland – Upcoming ABOARD Workshops
What is the ABOARD Project? ABOARD is a NORF-funded project dedicated to advancing Open Research (OR), Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) and the Use of Responsible Research Metrics (RRM) across Ireland, in alignment with the National Action Plan for Open Research...