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.
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.
NORF, FAIRsFAIR and EOSC Synergy Data Steward Instructor Training
Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF), FAIRsFAIR and EOSC Synergy will deliver a three-day workshop on the 12th, 14th and 16th of July 2021 to support the development of data stewardship skills among staff in higher education institutions and other research...
NORF Launches National Open Research Landscape Report Consultation
Ireland's National Open Research Forum (NORF) has been developing a National Open Research Landscape Report that aims to summarise progress and challenges in each of the areas outlined in Ireland’s National Framework on the Transition to an Open Research Environment....
NORF Open Research in Ireland Webinar: Skills, Incentives and Rewards for Open Research, 13 April 2021
As part of a webinar series on Open Research in Ireland, the National Open Research Forum (NORF) is presenting a webinar focused on skills, incentives and rewards for Open Research.
NORF Open Research in Ireland Webinar: Infrastructures for Open Research, 30 March 2021
As part of a webinar series on Open Research in Ireland, the National Open Research Forum (NORF) is presenting a webinar focused on Infrastructures to support Open Research.
NORF Open Research in Ireland Webinar: FAIRsFAIR Roadshow, 16 March 2021
As part of a webinar series on Open Research in Ireland, the National Open Research Forum (NORF) is collaborating with FAIRsFAIR to present a webinar focused on FAIR data.
CORD Partnership publishes two documents on Open Research in Irish Criminal Justice
In December 2024, the Criminal justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership published two documents outlining the work undertaken by the group to embed a culture of open research in criminal justice in Ireland. First, 58 CORD partners representing 32...
Revision of the ‘National Policy Statement on Ensuring Research Integrity in Ireland’
NORF welcomes the revision of the National Policy Statement on Ensuring Research Integrity in Ireland by the National Research Integrity Forum (NRIF), published in December 2024. The statement was first published in 2014. Research integrity relates to the performance...
SCOIR webinar series: ‘Shaping the Future of Humanities: Research Outputs and Open Access’
Join the NORF-funded SCOIR project for 'Shaping the Future of Humanities: Research Outputs and Open Access', a two-part webinar series on Wednesday, 4 December 2024 and Wednesday, 15 January 2025. During these online discussions, the SCOIR team will present their...
Job Vacancy: Open Research Support Officer, National Open Research Forum (NORF)
Applications are invited for the position of Open Research Support Officer, National Open Research Forum (NORF), as part of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) team, located at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). This is a fixed term contract to support the National...
Project update: Pilot Training on Responsible Use of Research Metrics (RURM)
This blog post by Dr Colleen Thomas, Research Culture & Engagement Manager at University College Dublin (UCD), gives an update on the Pilot Training on Responsible Use of Research Metrics (RURM) project which is supported by the NORF Open Research Fund 2023...