Congratulations to Dr Dermot Lynott, Maynooth University (MU), lead of the NORF-funded TROPIC (Training for Open Research in an Irish Context) project, who was recently awarded the inaugural Open Research & Scholarship Award from Maynooth University, in recognition of his work in this area since joining the institution in 2021.
Dr Lynott has been working on open research practices and open education resources for more than a decade. Dermot has long been involved in developing and delivering training in open research practices (e.g., FAIR data, study preregistration, registered reports etc.), including as part of curriculum development for degree and masters programmes. He has been involved in creating open research networks, setting up the Maynooth Open Research network in 2021.
TROPIC was funded through the 2022 Open Research Fund: Priority Actions. The project was designed to equip Irish researchers with essential open research skills.
About the Open Research & Scholarship Award
Providing open access to Maynooth University’s research and scholarly output maximises the visibility, impact and dissemination of our research. This award celebrates the value of Open Research and Scholarship and recognises researchers who adopt the principles of open access as per MU’s policy on Open Access to Research and MU Research Data Management Policy.
Criteria for this award include:
- Evidence of publishing in Open Access journals or platforms (e.g. MURAL)
- Evidence of making data sets openly available using the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles.
- Implementing initiatives that support open research and encourage others to adopt open research practices.
Read more about the award on the Maynooth University website.
