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.
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.
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.
‘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...