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Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF), established in 2017, drives the national Open Research agenda. It fosters communication and cooperation among key stakeholders to address strategic issues, policies, and practices in open research.
Have you registered to attend Ireland's National Open Research Forum #NORFest2025?
📅 6-7 November 2025
📍@ria.ie
We have an exciting line-up of expert speakers, lightning talks, panel discussions, interactive workshops, & more!
Book your ticket via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-o...
Coloured headshot of Rebecca Lawrence, NORFest 2025 event speaker.
#NORFest2025 Rebecca Lawrence will participate in the 'Global Open Research' panel discussion on 6 Nov at 11am!
Rebecca is Vice-Chair of @dorassessment.bsky.social
VP of Knowledge Translation @tandfresearch.bsky.social
& Managing Director of @f1000publishing.bsky.social
👉 norf.ie/norfest-2025...
Today was our very last Collective Intelligence workshop for the Gníomhach | ENGAGED project ENGAGED Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap Thank you to everyone who joined us along the way – your creativity, honesty, and energy have reminded us why this work matters. The vision for the ENGAGED Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap is now taking shape. If you couldn’t make it, we’d still love to stay connected. Next up: ENGAGED Information Coffee Morning Tuesday 21 October 2025, 11am–12pm Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin Follow us here: Bluesky – @engagedroadmap.bsky.social LinkedIn – ENGAGED: Open Research & Public Engagement Roadmap #publicengagement #openresearch National Open Research Forum Trinity College Dublin Dublin City University
Today was our very last Collective Intelligence workshop for the ENGAGED project. Thank you to everyone who joined us along the way.
The vision for the Roadmap is now taking shape.
#publicengagement #openresearch
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A portrait of Ms. Joy Owango, standing with one hand on her hip.
The #NORFest2025 theme #Synergies will spotlight how #OpenResearch connects policy, innovation & collaboration across the globe.
Keynote speaker: Ms. Joy Owango, Founding Director of the Training Centre in Communication Africa.
Learn more about NORFest 2025: norf.ie/irelands-nat...
📢Registration is now open for Ireland’s National Open Research Festival! #NORFest2025
Book your ticket via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-o...
📅 6-7 November 2025
📍Royal Irish Academy, Dublin @ria.ie
View the event programme on the NORF website: norf.ie/news-2/norfe...
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📢 #SCOIR are thrilled to announce their Autumn Roadshow Series – a set of dynamic, in-person conversations around rights retention, copyright reform, and #OpenAccess policy in Irish academia.
Learn more and register here for the upcoming Waterford, Sligo or Dublin events 👉 norf.ie/scoir-roadsh...
🌍 @dariahie.bsky.social the Irish node of the pan-European Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities, has officially endorsed Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research.
🔗 Read more on the NORF website: norf.ie/dariah-ie-en...
A group of workshop participants gathered around a wall covered in pink and green sticky notes, discussing ideas during the ENGAGED Collective Intelligence workshop Building the Bridge: Strengthening Infrastructure
Exploring what open research really means in practice, and what’s next for ENGAGED this autumn
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🌟 NORFest 2025: Keynote Speaker Announced
We are thrilled to announce that Ms. Joy Owango, Founding Director of TCC Africa and award-winning #OpenScience advocate, will deliver the keynote at #NORFest2025 🎤 (6–7 November, @ria.ie ).
Read more here👉 norf.ie/norfest-2025...
Full program coming soon!
🚨 Last chance to register! 🚨
Register for the launch webinar of 'Navigating #OpenResearch' - a new national guide created to support #EarlyCareerResearchers in Ireland.
📅 Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 – 13:30 (IST)
Register here👉 libcal.ucc.ie/event/4398826
✨ RDA & Science Policy: White Papers Released ✨
Following the Research Data Alliance May 2025 workshops, new white papers have been produced covering:
🔹 National #PID Strategies
🔹 Journal #ResearchDataPolicy Frameworks
🔹 #ResearchEvaluation Reform
Download here 👇
☀️ NORF August 2025 Newsletter - Out now
We’re delighted to share the latest news, opportunities and events from Ireland’s #OpenResearch community.
👉 Subscribe here for monthly updates straight to your inbox: norf.ie/newsletter/
📢 #ABOARD is delighted to share the Summary Report of the Self-Assessment Survey for Research Funding Organisations in Ireland.
Results show strong awareness of #OpenResearch & #ResponsibleResearchAssessment and a call for a unified national approach.
📄 Read more here 👉 norf.ie/aboard-self-...
🎉 Congratulations to @irelibrary.bsky.social enabling over 10,000 #OpenAccess publications - a major step for #OpenResearch in Ireland! 🌍📖
This milestone highlights incredible progress toward transparency, accessibility and equitable #AcademicPublishing.
Visit👉 treemaps.openapc.net/apcdata/tran...
⏳ Last chance to have your say on the future of #POSI!
The final draft of the Principles of Scholarly Infrastructure (v2.0) is open for feedback - but only until August 22, 2025. Don’t miss the opportunity to shape the future of open and sustainable scholarly infrastructure 👇
📢 Register for the Navigating Open Research launch webinar - a new national guide to support Early Career Researchers in Ireland.
📅 Sep 4 at 12–1.30PM (IST)
The webinar will introduce the guide, share insights and use cases.
Register here👉 norf.ie/launch-navig...
#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #ECR
🚨 Help Shape the Future of #POSI
Earlier this year, feedback was collected on proposed revisions of the Principles of Scholarly Infrastructure (#POSI). openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...
📄 The final draft is now available for public review ✍
📅 Deadline for feedback: August 22, 2025
The International Research Culture Conference 2025 #IRCC25 will take place on 🗓Wednesday 17 September at 📍 University of Warwick in-person or online (free to attend).
Explore the programme for this year’s theme: "Imagining a #ResearchCulture of 2030".
Register here👉 warwick.ac.uk/research/ncr...
🚀 We are delighted to share some exciting news from the #ISSDA based in UCD Library...
The #ISSDADataverse, an #OpenSource platform that enhances how users access, discover and work with archived social science data has just been launched♻️
Check it out here 👉 www.ucd.ie/issda/ @issda.bsky.social
Curious about the national conversation around #PublicInvolvement in research?
Explore the ENGAGED Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap
👉 www.tcd.ie/civicengagem...
Interested in getting involved? Register your interest here
👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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💬 Your voice matters 📢 Have your say on #ResearchIntegrity in Ireland with #SRII2025 - the first national survey for all Irish researchers.
👉 Anonymous, 25-30 mins, created by researchers for the benefit of researchers.
Find the survey on the SRII2025 website: srii2025.evasys.ie/survey/publi...
📝Registration is now open for #OSC2025: From 8-9 October in Hamburg and online 💻
This year’s theme: the intersection of #AI and #OpenScience - will explore concerns and opportunities in transparency, reproducibility and reusability ♻️
📅More details here: www.open-science-conference.eu
🌟 The 4th DACH #OpenScience Festival takes place on Sept 8–9 at the University of Vienna!
Bringing together researchers, students, research support staff and policy makers to:
🔹Build skills, connections & discover ongoing work across the OS community
Register here 👉 osfestival2025.univie.ac.at/en/
📢 "Implementing the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) in Ireland," has been published, shaped by collective expertise and community collaboration across Ireland's research ecosystem. 👏
Read the latest position paper here: zenodo.org/records/1626...
#EOSCIreland #OpenScience
🌍 The Open Science Fair 2025 programme is now online!
15–17 September in Geneva, #OSFair2025 will gather the global #OpenScience community under the theme: "Fusing Forces – Accelerating Open Science through Collaboration."
👉 Register and learn more here: www.opensciencefair.eu/2025/programme
📣 #RDM champions!
Check out the RDA Europe Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Sept 24-25🗓️
📚 For those ready to share RDM knowledge in their orgs
🔧 Covers RDM essentials + tools, platforms & RDA outputs
👉 www.eventbrite.be/e/rda-europe...
#RDAEurope #OpenScience #FAIRdata #ResearchDataManagement
The final program for International Data Week 2025 is out!
📍 Brisbane | 🗓️ Oct 13–16
Theme: Data for Positive Change
Read the full programme and register via their website👉 idw2025.org/program-at-a...
#IDW2025 #DataForPositiveChange
🔔 CORD Partnership hosted training and PhD training sessions at the North South Criminology Conference 2025 - on research impact & policy engagement in Irish criminal justice.
🔗 Find out more about the events here: norf.ie/cord-partner...
#OpenResearch #CriminalJustice #CORD #PhDTraining #NORF
A huge thank you to everyone who sent in lightning talk and workshop proposals for #NORFest2025! 🙏
We’re excited by the enthusiasm and diversity of ideas- the community is ready to make this a vibrant celebration of #OpenResearch in Ireland!
More updates coming soon ✨
#OpenResearch #NORF #NORFest
#NORFest talk and workshop submissions close today at 5pm Irish time!
Don't miss out ⏳
