The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is the coordinating body for the National Open Research Forum (NORF), the driving force behind the open research agenda in Ireland. Since 2022, DRI has supported NORF in administering the NORF Open Research Fund provided by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) to deliver the actions outlined in the National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030. Read on for a round-up of some of the recent NORF activities that have been delivered with the support of DRI, as well as the latest open research news.
Season’s Greetings
The NORF team would like to wish you the very best for the festive season and New Year. We express our gratitude to NORF’s host organisation, the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), and to the Royal Irish Academy (RIA), which serves as the headquarters for both NORF and the DRI, for their ongoing support of NORF’s activities. We commend the hard work of the nineteen NORF-funded projects and thank all stakeholders we have worked with this year.
Our office will be closed from Monday, 23 December 2024 at 5pm until Monday, 6 January 2025 at 9am.
Goodbye to X (Formerly Twitter)
As of 31 December 2024, NORF will cease using X, but let’s stay connected! Subscribe to the NORF e-newsletter and follow NORF on social media: Website | LinkedIn | Vimeo
Folúntas / Job Vacancy
Tá iarratais á lorg ar phost mar Oifigeach Tacaíochta Taighde Oscailte, NORF ag Taisclann Dhigiteach na hÉireann (DRI), atá lonnaithe in Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann.
Tacóidh an tOifigeach Tacaíochta Taighde Oscailte leis an gComhordaitheoir Taighde Oscailte Náisiúnta athbhreithniú tréimhsiúil a dhéanamh ar an bPlean Gníomhaíochta Náisiúnta um an Taighde Oscailte.
Dáta deiridh: 18.12.2024
Sonraí an phoist ar fáil ar shuíomh gréasáin Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann
Applications are invited for the position of Open Research Support Officer, 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 Open Research Coordinator in undertaking a periodic review of the National Action Plan for Open Research.
Closing date:18.12.2024
View the job description on the RIA website
Survey on Open Research and Responsible Research Practices
The ABOARD project is carrying out a survey to assess current state and change appetite in relation to open research practices, the responsible use of research metrics and responsible research assessment. We encourage you to take five minutes to complete the survey. It is an opportunity to share your views on how well aligned you find current research incentives with those movements. Survey deadline: Friday, 20 December 2024
ABROAD, funded by NORF, is co-led by University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin. The objective of the project is a roadmap for developing system-level incentivization of: open research, implementation of responsible research assessment practices, and the responsible use of research metrics for the Irish research ecosystem.
New Webinar Series: Irish National Open Access Monitor
Thursday, 12 December 2024 | 12:00 (GMT) – Thursday, 10 April, 2025 | 12:00 (GMT) | Online
In March 2024, NORF, Irish Research e-Library (IReL) and OpenAIRE jointly launched the pilot National Open Access Monitor, providing a cornerstone in Ireland’s move towards a fully open access research ecosystem.
On 18 November 2024, IReL confirmed the extension of their agreement with OpenAIRE to develop and roll out the National Open Access Monitor. The original contract, which ended in June 2024, has now been extended until the end of April 2025.
In order to further support the project, IReL and OpenAIRE have compiled an exciting programme of five online events (with a variety of themes) for the coming months to better engage with and support the Irish research community. The first webinar ‘A Year in Review & OpenOrgs Sprint’ is on Thursday, 12 December 2024.
View the webinars and register to join
Launch of 2nd OSCARS Open Call for Open Science Projects and Services
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 | 11:00 – 12:30 (CET) | Online
Join OSCARS for the launch of the 2nd OSCARS Open Call for Open Science projects and services. This Open Call is the last of the two calls (total worth ~16 million EUR) foreseen in the frame of OSCARS to support research communities from any scientific domain to take up open science and foster the involvement of scientists in European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).
Participants will learn more about the call, and will have the chance to raise any question about its scope, content, conditions, and the application process.
View the event programme and register
Retain “As Open As Possible…”
We encourage you to take a moment to read the Open Letter on the importance of open science in the next EU framework programme for research and innovation, in response to the Mission Letter for the Commissioner for Research and Startups, and consider adding your signature.
NORF is funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research and Innovation and Science through the Higher Education Authority (HEA). It is coordinated by the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), which is headquartered under the legal entity of the Royal Irish Academy.
